Thales Alenia Space given €296 million contract to build European Gateway module

JOHANNESBURG -- The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a nearly €296 million ($362 million) contract with Thales Alenia Space Jan. 7 to build a European module for NASA's lunar Gateway space station. The European System Providing Refueling, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (ESPRIT) module will provide communications and refueling capabilities to Gateway, a planned space station in […] SpaceNews