ESA picks two tiny spacecraft to study the dark side of the Moon

Both devices are 12-unit cubesats that would be roughly as large as an “airline cabin bag.” The differences mainly come down to sensors — Lumio would use an optical camera, while VMMO would rely on a miniature laser. The winners will work with the ESA on mission plans in February and March. Just when they’ll …

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