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ICARUS (Inflatable Concept Aeroshell for the Recovery of a re-Usable launcher Stage) is the natural follow-on of the projects EFESTO (H2020 grant agreement No 821801) and EFESTO-2 (European Union\u2019s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 1010811041) and aims to increase the European know-how and technology capabilities in the field of Inflatable Heat Shields (IHS) with the challenging objective to design, realize and fly a demonstrator of a re-entry system based on an IHS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building on the significant achievements of its predecessor projects, ICARUS will implement the necessary advancements to improve the current TRL for future re-entry missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project pillars are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Contribute to the maturation up to TRL 5-6<\/strong> of enabling new technologies and subsystems (including common building blocks) in the field of re-entry solutions for space transportation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Mature technology demonstration at subsystem and system levels<\/strong> for the recovery of Space Transport vehicle elements, specifically launcher stages.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    In this regard, the project will develop an innovative re-entry solution based on Inflatable Heat Shields (IHS), applicable for the recovery of Launch Vehicle stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Inflatable Heat Shields are fundamental for decelerating and protecting space systems during re-entry, thus providing a key contribution to re-entry and descent functions. Particularly, ICARUS will contribute to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Completing the maturation on the ground of key technologies enabling Inflatable Heat Shields: Flexible TPS and Inflatable Structure;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Conducting a mission\/system design loop to create and fly a meaningful-scale demonstrator of an Inflatable Heat Shield on a sounding rocket, where the upper part of the rocket will be recovered thanks to the IHS Demonstrator;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Executing post-flight analysis and rebuilding to evaluate technology performance, identify system behaviour, and verify\/cross-correlate models.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Find ICARUS in the Community Research and Development Information Service (Inflatable Concept Aeroshell for the Recovery of a re-Usable launcher Stage (a flight demonstration initiative) | ICARUS | Project | Fact sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Commission (europa.eu)<\/a>), the European Commission’s primary source of results from projects funded by the EU’s framework programmes for research and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      This project has received funding from the European Union\u2019s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101134997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The ICARUS project satisfies the requirements of the Horizon Europe call \u2018HORIZON-CL4-2023-SPACE-01\u2019 for the activity \u2018HORIZON-CL4-2023-SPACE-01-22\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Links to consortium partners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      https:\/\/www.deimos-space.com<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      https:\/\/www.dlr.de\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      https:\/\/www.cira.it\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      https:\/\/www.onera.fr\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      https:\/\/www.gradozero.eu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      https:\/\/www.polito.it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      https:\/\/atmos-space-cargo.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Welcome to HDES<\/a><\/blockquote>