This research integrates a complete diving mask with a custom-made VR headset to replicate a space-like setting. Alongside designing and building a waterproof VR headset, a pivotal aspect involves implementing a tracking system to ascertain spatial positioning and orientation. Employing an external tracking system, comprising four cameras housed underwater and affixed to aluminum rails this is achieved using fiducial markers.

Medical imaging capabilities available in the ISS are today limited to an ultrasound scanner. While ultrasound offers a number of advantages, it also has several constraints, in particular in terms of operator dependence and difficulty in acquiring a high-quality images. In the field of medical imaging, ESA has for several years sponsored a number of activities focusing on ultrasound.

The ASIL2ECSS ESA-funded activity aims to reduce the space qualification cost by reusing hardware and software developed for the automotive domain, which complies with the ISO 26262 functional safety standard. In order to do so, ASIL2ECSS created a mapping between the various ECSS standards and ISO 26262 and related automotive standards in a structured way.

Laminar to turbulent boundary layer transition holds paramount importance in high-speed flow regime because of its impact on the aerodynamic performances and thermal management of the spacecraft. Despite decades of investigations, incomplete understanding of this phenomenon still contributes to hinder the design of advanced hypersonic vehicles justifying the need for additional investigations.

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The presence of autonomous software systems as well as artificial intelligence components in onboard software is becoming increasingly widespread in space missions. As autonomous software is finding its way into more and more missions, having a unified approach for the product assurance of this type of software that can be made applicable across projects is essential.Many of the software product assurance requirements currently in place for space missions could be impacted by autonomous software, from fundamental topics like criticality analysis, down to detailed software quality metrics.

Currently extensive mission preparation / mission customisation ("missionisation") activities are required for each specific launch trajectory. This approach is costly and each launch can take place only within a narrow set of conditions (e.g. wind) risking postponement, increasing cost even further. Using a more aircraft like approach with guidance and control preparation according to flight envelope not per trajectory, while increasing operational availability and safety early in the development process is essential to achieve the benefits of recurrent space transportation flight.