europeanspaceflight.com/the-exploration-company-to-test-lunar-hopper-demonstrator-in-2027 The Exploration Company to Test Lunar Hopper Demonstrator in 2027
A one-tonne hopper powered by a throttleable methane engine will test lunar landing tech in the UAE desert next year, not the Moon. It's the first rung on a ladder toward The Exploration Company's full-scale Nyx lander, with breadboards already built to cut risk ahead of the flight.
— via European Spaceflight, Andrew Parsonson
