EFESTO-2 is an EU-funded project under Horizon Europe that aims to enhance European expertise in Inflatable Heat Shields (IHS). Building on the achievements of the previous EFESTO project (H2020 funds No 821801), EFESTO-2 focuses on advancing key IHS technologies to increase their Technology Readiness Level (TRL). The project pillars include analysing the business case for IHS applications, exploring additional aspects of IHS, improving tools and models and establishing a development roadmap for IHS systems. This paper outlines the project objectives and plan, highlighting ongoing and future activities for the next 2 years, positioning it within the European re-entry technology roadmap. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe program (grant agreement No 1010811041).
EFESTO-2: European Flexible Heat Shields Advanced TPS Design and Tests for Future In-Orbit Demonstration-2
Aerotec. Missili Spaz.
Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio ; 103 , 2 ; 149-164
2024-06-01
16 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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