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France's VORTEX spaceplane to land like a jet, operate like a shuttle
What will the orbital spacecraft of tomorrow look like? If Dassault Aviation has its way, it could be similar to its Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport et d’Exploration (VORTEX) reusable spaceplane unveiled at the recent Paris Air Show.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Spaceplane, France, Dassault Aviation
While Europe is looking for a second space breath, Dassault dreams of Vortex: a plane capable of going into space... and returning to a runway. Here are Michel Messenger's explanations, noter...
Its strength is further reinforced by the skills it has already acquired in the space sector, through “emblematic projects such as Hermès, X-38 and IXV”.“Reducing technological uncertainties”In the case of the future demonstrator, what the company aims to do is to “validate the critical performance associated with the configuration of a space plane, in particular the control of hypersonic flight, advanced thermal protection technologies and flig…
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