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  • IXV completes flawless mission

    IXV completes flawless mission

    Having completed a short and flawless return from space, the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV), Europe’s atmospheric reentry demonstrator, is now on its way to Europe for detailed analysis of its flight experience. The successful mission opens a new door for Europe in future space transportation.

    More about IXV:
    http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/IXV

    Follow IXV on Twitter:
    https://twitter.com/esa_ixv

    This video was broadcast on ESA TV:
    http://www.esa.int/esatv/Transmissions/2015/03/IXV_completes_flawless_mission

  • Replay of Vega liftoff VV04 with IXV

    Replay of Vega liftoff VV04 with IXV

    Replay of the liftoff of Vega VV04 with ESA’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, IXV, launched from Kourou, French Guiana on 11 February 2015.

    IXV was launched 340 km into space atop a Vega rocket, VV04, from Kourou in French Guiana on 11 February 2015. After separation from Vega, IXV coasted to 412 km before beginning a punishing glide back through the atmosphere. During its autonomous flight, IXV tested the latest technologies and critical systems to extend Europe’s capability for space exploration.

    More about IXV: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/IXV
    Connect with IXV on Twitter: twitter.com/esa_ixv

    Credits: ESA/Arianespace

  • IXV ready for liftoff

    IXV ready for liftoff

    This time-lapse video shows IXV’s preparation, fairing encapsulation, transfer to the Vega mobile gantry and upper composite integration on the Vega launcher, at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in January 2015. IXV will be launched 340 km into space on top of a Vega rocket, flight VV04, climbing to 412 km before beginning a long glide back through the atmosphere. During the flight, IXV will test the latest technologies and critical systems to help guide the design of future spaceplanes.

    More about IXV:
    http://www.esa.int/ixv

    Credit/Copyrights
    Directed by Stephane Corvaja, ESA
    Edited by Manuel Pedoussaut, Zetapress
    Music: Hubrid-The Deep

  • IXV: technologies tested

    IXV: technologies tested

    IXV, Europe’s Intermediate Experimental Vehicle, will soon be launched by Vega into a suborbital path. As it reenters Earth’s atmosphere, IXV will test new critical technologies to advance Europe’s ambition to return autonomously from space.

    More about IXV:
    http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/IXV

  • IXV: mastering atmospheric reentry

    IXV: mastering atmospheric reentry

    Soon, IXV, Europe’s Intermediate Experimental Vehicle, will be launched into space on a Vega launcher from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. A short but crucial mission to advance Europe’s ambition to return autonomously from space.

    More about IXV:
    http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/IXV

  • ESA Euronews: La navicella IXV sfida il rientro

    ESA Euronews: La navicella IXV sfida il rientro

    Il rientro dallo spazio è pericoloso per le navicelle spaziali e i loro passeggeri. Una nuovo veicolo dell’ESA, la European Space Agency, chiamato “IXV”, sarà lanciato nello spazio a novembre per affrontare in modo diretto la sfida del rientro. Gli ingegneri vogliono dominare la difficile transizione tra lo spazio e il pianeta terra.

  • ESA Euronews: IXV : le défi de la rentrée dans l’atmosphère

    ESA Euronews: IXV : le défi de la rentrée dans l’atmosphère

    Pour les véhicules spatiaux, la rentrée dans l’atmosphère, c’est le moment où – pourrait-on dire – ça passe ou ça casse. C’est la phase où les satellites s’enflamment et où les astronautes retiennent leur souffle.

    Un nouveau vaisseau de l’ESA baptisé IXV sera lancé dans l’espace en novembre 2014 dans l’objectif de fournir de nouvelles données aux ingénieurs alors qu’ils tentent de maîtriser cette délicate transition entre l’espace et la planète Terre.

    Dans cette édition de Space sur euronews, le manager du programme IXV Giorgio Tumino nous présente le véhicule. Nous abordons aussi, images rares à l’appui, les conditions et les risques de cette rentrée atmosphérique.

  • IXV separation test

    IXV separation test

    ESA’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, IXV, is put to the test at ESA’s technical centre, ESTEC, in the Netherlands. During the actual flight, at an altitude of 320 km, a pyrotechnic device will fire to open a clamp band for springs to push IXV away from the upper stage. This test shows mission planners that it can withstand the mechanical shock of the pyrotechnic detonation, mimicking the moment the craft separates from the Vega rocket.

    To be launched on Vega in early November 2014, IXV will test in flight the technologies and critical systems for Europe’s future automated re-entry vehicles returning from low orbit.

  • Shaking ESA’s IXV spaceplane

    Shaking ESA’s IXV spaceplane

    ESA’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, IXV, is put to the test at ESA’s Technical Centre, ESTEC, in the Netherlands. It has to withstand extreme vibrations during liftoff, so the spacecraft is shaken at different frequencies and for various lengths of time to ensure its technical and structural integrity throughout the mission.

    To be launched on Vega in early November 2014, IXV will test in flight the technologies and critical systems for Europe’s future automated re-entry vehicles returning from low orbit.

  • Measuring ESA’s IXV spaceplane

    Measuring ESA’s IXV spaceplane

    ESA’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, IXV, is tilted and turned along and around all three axes at ESA’s Technical Centre, ESTEC, in the Netherlands to measure its centre of gravity and moments of inertia, because both influence its flying characteristics.

    To be launched on Vega in early November 2014, IXV will flight-test the technologies and critical systems for Europe’s future automated reentry vehicles returning from low orbit.

    http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/IXV