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ESA and Thales Alenia Space sign a contract for the development of "EXPERT"
Rome, Italy - The flight is planned by the end of 2010
"The European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract for the development of the atmospheric re-entry test-bed EXPERT (EPERimental Re-entry Test-bed). The main objectives of EXPERT are to obtain flight data associated with entry critical aerothermodynamic phenomena, to demonstrate re-entry technologies and to gain experience on development and flight of complex entry vehicles....
fra/pec - 1107417
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency