{"id":121,"date":"2025-06-10T09:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/?p=121"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:01:00","slug":"special-session-at-far-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/special-session-at-far-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Session at FAR 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ICARUS<\/strong><strong> Featured in Special Session at FAR 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICARUS project was prominently featured in a dedicated Special Session at 3rd International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry (FAR 2025), held from 18 to 22 of May in Arcachon (France). The session served as an important opportunity to present the project\u2019s current progress, technical achievements, and future objectives to the international scientific and industrial community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The special session offered a comprehensive overview of the ICARUS mission architecture, system-level design approach, and the development status of key enabling technologies. Presentations were delivered by project partners from across Europe and covered both the strategic vision and technical execution of the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The following partners contributed in the Special Session:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Giuseppe Guidotti (INDRA-DEIMOS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Introduction to the ICARUS Project<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2013 Raphael Kessler (DLR-MORABA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1.png 642w, https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Flight test approach and re-entry mission analysis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2013 Ysolde Prevereaud (ONERA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2.png 642w, https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Aerodynamic, Aerothermodynamic and FQA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2013 Raquel Marey-Oton (INDRA-DEIMOS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3.png 642w, https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-300x140.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>System challenges and design status<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2013 Roberto Gardi <\/strong>and <strong>Giuseppe Maria Infante (CIRA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture4.png 642w, https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture4-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Flexible TPS design and development status<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2013 Farouk Haidar (ATMOS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture5.png 642w, https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture5-300x140.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Inflatable Structure design and development status<\/em> &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2013 Pawel Goldyn (DLR-Cologne)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture6.png 642w, https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture6-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In-Flight Measurement design and development status<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2013Sigurd Ravnan (HDES)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture7.png 642w, https:\/\/www.he-icarus-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture7-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cool Gas Generator design and development status<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advancing Reusable Space Transportation in Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICARUS project addresses the key engineering, material, and testing challenges of atmospheric re-entry using inflatable and scalable solutions. These technologies promise to significantly enhance mass efficiency, system reusability, and mission flexibility for future European launch and re-entry systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Among the innovations showcased were:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Advanced flexible thermal protection systems (TPS)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Novel inflatable structural concepts<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integration of on-board electronics for data acquisition<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Development of a dedicated health monitoring system and cool gas generators (CGGs) for inflation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Acknowledgements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICARUS consortium extends its sincere thanks to <strong>the FAR 2025 organizing committee <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/hyfar-ara-hypersonic-flight-and-atmospheric-reentry\/\"><strong>HyFAR-ARA : Hypersonic Flight and Atmospheric Reentry<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cnes\/\"><strong>Centre National d&#8217;\u00c9tudes Spatiales<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cea\/\"><strong>CEA<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/dlr\/\"><strong>German Aerospace Center (DLR)<\/strong><\/a>), as well as to <strong>Jeroen Van Den Eynde (ESA)<\/strong> and <strong>Jean-Luc Verant (ONERA)<\/strong> for their invaluable support in making the session possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project also wishes to thank all contributors and attendees for their active engagement and interest in the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us to stay up to date with the next steps of the project!<br><strong><br>#ICARUS<\/strong> <strong>#icarus_project<\/strong> <strong>#icarus_horizon<\/strong> <strong>#HorizonEurope<\/strong> <strong>#HorizonEU<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICARUS Featured in Special Session at FAR 2025 The ICARUS project was prominently featured in a dedicated Special Session at 3rd International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry (FAR 2025), held from 18 to 22 of May in Arcachon (France). 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