Atmos Space Cargo declares first test flight a success despite reentry uncertainty

Atmos Space Cargo declares first test flight a success despite reentry uncertainty

German startup Atmos Space Cargo says it considers the first flight of its reentry vehicle a success despite limited data on how it performed during reentry. The post Atmos Space Cargo declares first test flight a success despite reentry uncertainty appeared first on SpaceNews.

Atmos Space Cargo declares first test flight a success despite reentry uncertainty - The Sarkari Form

In a bold step toward the future of reusable space technology, German startup Atmos Space Cargo…

Imagine planning a space mission for months, only to have it all fall apart when someone decides the shuttle’s trajectory needs to change. That’s exactly what happened to Atmos Space Cargo, which saw its Phoenix vehicle launch in the midst of a flurry of sudden changes. The mission was supposed to be perfect, but as is often the case in the space industry, plans seem to be the only thing that doesn’t defy gravity. A mission that was anything but…

Frontier Flies its Lab-in-a-Box on ATMOS’ Reentry Mission

While Europe made strides in standing up its sovereign launch capabilities, it’s long had to rely on the US and Russia to bring things home safely—that is, until now. ATMOS Space Cargo, the German company leading the charge for reentry services on the continent, launched its first reentry capsule to orbit this week aboard the SpaceX Bandwagon-3 mission. Four payloads hitched a ride on the Phoenix-1 reentry vehicle: The publicly released ones inc…

Atmos Space Cargo has tested a capsule that brings payloads to space and back to Earth. Despite some problems, the test went successfully.

Phoenix is the first European re-entry capsule built by a German space company. A first test flight has been successfully completed. (Space, DLR)