Bremen-based space technology company OHB-System AG today received funding for its “Mona Lisa” lunar exploration program from the German Space Agency DLR. The project has a total value of around EUR 500,000, half of which will be funded by DLR. Over a period of ten months, OHB will be compiling a carefully structured and inherently consistent program proposal for a lunar exploration program taking special account of German interests as part of space research activities. “At the moment, the International Space Station is mankind’s most remote outpost. With “Mona Lisa”, Germany will be positioning itself for the next logical step in space exploration. In this connection, it will be possible to use the moon as a research and testing field for scientific purposes and for demonstrating the technologies required for exploration,” explains Dr. Rolf Janovsky, who is in charge of the “Mona Lisa” program at OHB-System.