enabling technologies for hot structures of next generation rlv's - the asa program summary

Paper number

IAC-10.C2.7.6

Author

Mr. F.A. Fossati, Aviospace, Italy

Coauthor

Mrs. Emanuela D'Aversa, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Italy

Coauthor

Prof. Mario Marchetti, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy

Coauthor

Dr. Giuliano Marino, CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Italy

Coauthor

Dr. Claudio Testani, C.S.M. Centro Sviluppo Materiali of Rome, Italy

Year

2010

Abstract

The Italian Space Agency begun five years ago a research & development program focused on the critical technologies to be investigated in preparation of a new generation of space transportation vehicles able to face manoeuvred re-entry and making wide use of hot-structure based architectures.
THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA as prime contractor of the program ASA (Advanced Structural Assembly) under ASI contract explored this technological environment, where a team of Italian industries and research entities has developed some original solutions oriented to the realization of a full hot structure made of different materials and technologies, to be used as pathfinder for the key development to be boosted in the coming years.
The program arrived to the final on-ground test campaign through several Plasma Wind Tunnel tests at system level, allowing the maturation of peculiar technical solutions and skills, other than giving a considerable number of young graduates the possibility of a unique training-on-the-job.
The major results and conclusion coming from the activities performed is hereafter collected, together with the presentation of a further initiative born thanks’ to the experience made.

Abstract document

IAC-10.C2.7.6.brief.pdf

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