STEPS2 – Technological Research Activities for Exploration

Paper number

IAC-15,D3,2,1,x30089

Author

Dr. Maria Antonietta Perino, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Piero Messidoro, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Dario Boggiatto, Finpiemonte, Italy

Year

2015

Abstract

In the last years, a Consortium led by Thales Alenia Space and including Politecnico di Torino,
Università di Torino, Università del Piemonte Orientale, ALTEC and 22 SMEs based in the
Piedmont Region has carried out a successful research program focus on the main enabling
technologies for robotic and human exploration, as derived from the International Space
Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) Global Exploration Roadmap (GER).

This initiative, called STEPS (Sistemi e Tecnologie per l’EsPlorazione Spaziale), was carried on
in the 2009-2012 timeframe.

The second phase STEPS 2, in progress since beginning 2013, is bringing to maturity the technology developments initiated in STEPS for potential technological demonstrations in nearterm
space missions like:
\begin{itemize}\item robotic exploration missions to the Moon and Mars\end{itemize}

\begin{itemize}\item in-orbit demonstration missions, making use of the ISS utilization as technological test-bed for several exploration technologies\end{itemize}

\begin{itemize}\item re-entry transportation systems, both manned and un-manned, and their related
technological demonstrators\end{itemize}

The paper will present the STEPS 2 main results and their perspectives.

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