Speaker
Mr
Martins SUDARS
(TAS-I)
Description
IRENA is an action performed by an international consortium aiming at defining two technology demonstrator projects to validate advanced entry/re-entry technologies for further space exploration missions. In addition, IRENA shall create the ground for the implementation of these two projects in an international framework, such as promotion to ISECG, or next step in Horizon 2020 program.
Technically speaking the consortium, which consists of European major industry, CNES, DLR, JAXA and NASA, has identified the EDL technologies requiring increase of the TRL level in near future, and identified possible flight and ground demonstration missions to cover the technological gap. In order to satisfy the needs of all involved parties, the selected demonstrator concepts focus on deployable decelerators, aerocapture and TPS ground validation aspects. Series of dedicated workshops have allowed to bring the demonstrator concepts to a completion of phase 0 development stage, and also define their implementation plan which is work still in progress.
The presentation/paper will provide an overview of the IRENA project, workflow and the identified technology demonstrators proposed for future implementation.
This action has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, under grant agreement No 640277, within the strategic objective COMPET-2014. It has started in January 2015, and is planned to finish in April 2016.
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Primary author
Mr
Martins SUDARS
(TAS-I)
Co-author
Mr
Aurelien Pisseloup
(ADS)
