• OHB issued MDA Space UK a pre-authorisation to proceed under ESA’s Argonaut lunar mission to start work on an autonomous landing sensor.
• The order lets MDA begin development and procure long-lead components for LEIA LiDAR, designed for hazard detection and avoidance during descent.
• Argonaut aims to give Europe a regular lunar cargo delivery capability; Thales Alenia Space leads the lunar descent element with OHB in the core team.

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