| | LEDA - A First Step in ESA's Lunar Exploration Initiative |
 | | The LEDA Assessment Study has shown that it is within the capabilities of ESA, working together with other European agencies, to undertake a lander mission to the Moon early in the 21st Century, and to demonstrate safe and effective landing and surface operations. |
 | | However, the available informa-tion concerning the various options and technologies provided by the LEDA study should allow the managements of ESA and the national agencies to generate programmatic directives and to initiate the necessary agreements on cooperative undertakings. |
 | | The authors gratefully acknowledge the substantial contributions of a large number of specialists from ESA's Technical, Scientific, Operations and Administrative Directorates who have participated in the LEDA Assessment Study, and in particular G. Janin, M. Lang, P. Putz and J.-C. Salvignol for their contributions to this article. |
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