Advanced European Re-Entry System Based on Inflatable Heat Shields: EFESTO-2 project overview

Paper number

IAC-23,D2,3,4,x79017

Author

Mr. Giuseppe Guidotti, Deimos Space SLU, Spain

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Mr. Giuseppe Governale, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

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Mr. Federico Trovarelli, Deimos Space SLU, Spain

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Prof. Nicole Viola, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

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Mrs. Ingrid Monika Dietlein, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany

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Mr. Steffen Callsen, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Institute of Space Systems, Germany

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Mr. Kevin Bergmann, Deutsch Luft und Raumfahrt Zentrum (DLR), Germany

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Dr. Junnai Zhai, DLR (German Aerospace Center), Germany

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Mr. Thomas Gawehn, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany

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Dr. Roberto Gardi, CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Italy

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Ms. Barbara Tiseo, CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Italy

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Dr. Ysolde Prevereaud, ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab, France

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Mr. Yann Dauvois, Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA), France

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Mr. Giovanni Gambacciani, Pangaia Grado Zero srl, Italy

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Ms. Giada Dammacco, Italy

Year

2023

Abstract

EFESTO-2 (European Flexible Heat Shields: Advanced TPS Design and Tests for Future In-Orbit Demonstration – 2) is a project funded by the EU program Horizon Europe. It aims to further increasing the European know-how in the field of Inflatable Heat Shields (IHS), an innovative technology used for thermal protection during re-entry. The project builds upon the great achievements of the father project EFESTO (H2020 funds No 821801) and seeks to improve further the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of IHS.
The project has four main pillars: (1) to consolidate the use-case applicability through a business case analysis for a meaningful space application; (2) to extend the investigation spectrum of the father project EFESTO to other critical aspects of the IHS field; (3) to increase the confidence-level and robustness of tools/models; (4) to consolidate the roadmap and guarantee continuity in presiding the IHS field in Europe among the scientific and industrial community.
This paper presents the project’s objectives, achievements, ongoing activities, and planned activities up to completion. The aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of the project’s contributions to the European re-entry technology roadmap.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under grant agreement No 1010811041.

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