Background and justification: Machine-to-Machine (M2M) automation is a powerful concept that will be used for large missions, many scientific and technological applications, as well as commercial activities on Earth.

The ISS Exploration Capabilities Study (IECS) is a joint study undertaken by ESA in cooperation with the 4 other ISS partners: NASA, JAXA, Rosscosmos, and CSA. In the IECS study, the human exploration programme for the period 2021-2030 is addressed. In this study it is proposed that in the first half of the 2020(s), a joint programme could start by building a Cis-Lunar Transport Habitat (CTH) vehicle. The CTH will be placed on a NRO orbit around the Moon. Safety of underlying trajectories is critical for rendezvous to human-tended infrastructure.

The objective of this study was to use experimental observations of the ionosphere collected in the past years to assess the performance of climatological ionosphere models, with the focus on scintillation models. This analysis has been performed in order to evaluate the ability of these climatological models to properly support ESA's future needs, to identify weak areas, to propose recommendations for improvements and to implement these improvements whenever possible in existing models.

Achievements and status: Space applications: 10 Space applications identified. 2 Space applications assessed with ESATAN Derivation of requirements: Development requirements have been established and demonstrator requirements derived. Investigations freezing point depression: Molecular Dynamics Simulations and DSC Breadboard Tests have shown, that freezing point depression according to Gibbs Thomson is not feasible in the required scale. Thermal Performance Test: Phase Change could not be clearly detected.

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As pointed out during the round table on Microprocessors for Space Applications (ADCSS09) the need for a reduced cost and highly integrated microcontroller for low-end space applications is strong. The obsolescence of the 80c51 is creating a hole not filled by the available high-end microcontrollers like the AT7913E.This type of applications implies a reduced component price, a small and easy to be assembled low pin-count package (not BGA) and (monolithic) integration of essential system components (e.g.

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