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The activity shall develop three prototypes of the exoskeleton system, one to be qualified for usage inside the International Space Station and one to be up-loaded as flight model to the international space station. The third model will be a ground reference model. The test campaign of the system can be undertaken as an agency furnished item. The activity shall develop a full mechatronic system, including all material to package and transport the system to orbit, control electronics and computers.

Denmark

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T313-001MM

Danish Aerospace Company

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In the current mid to longterm exploration scenario, production of hygienic and potable water from cabin condensates and urine has been identified as a technology of interest.
The first challenge to address is posed by the high salinity and organic matter load of urine. Especially the salinity is of concern, as it can be directly related to the energy demand of the implemented technology.
Knowledge has been gained in previous studies; recent developments in membrane technologies (e.g. Membranes, processes) occurred.

Belgium

TDE

T322-604MM

QINETIQ SPACE NV

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The current state of the art for bi-propellant propulsion systems employed by telecom spacecraft is to have a gas regulated system to maintain the propellant feed pressure in the propellant tanks for the Apogee engine burn. For on-station the pressure in the propellant tank is allowed to decay over life (aka blowdown) and thus the thruster propellant inlet pressure (and hence thruster performance) decays over time. Recently a number of different pump concepts have been proposed to improve the performance of propulsion launcher systems.

United Kingdom

TDE

T519-501MP

THALES ALENIA SPACE UK LIMITED

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The concept of highly integrated, miniaturised chemical and biological analysis systems is of great potential interest for space exploration missions, be it for scientific investigations or for monitoring contamination and health parameters onboard a manned spacecraft.
 

Italy

TDE

T314-603MM

KAYSER ITALIA

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Test data on material properties and material performance under cryogenic conditions are increasingly required or current and future research, development and application activities (e.g. launcher propulsion systems). The very limited available data base does currently not cover new advanced metallic alloys, composite materials or materials manufactured with new processes e.g. Additive Manufacturing as selected and required for the next generation launcher and spacecraft missions.

Germany

TDE

T724-509QT

ENERGIE TECHNOLOGIE GMBH

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The lunar environment has a challenging dust environment. The dust is highly abrasive and therefore can cause considerable damage in short time. For astronauts, the dust effects range from highly irritating to toxic. Many sample processing and sample analysis systems need reliable seals; spaceflight hardware must work reliably in the presence of dust.
 

Romania

TDE

T314-602MM

MICROELECTRONICA S.A.

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There is a growing request coming from next generation telecom payloads for a major increase of on-board payload flexibility, processing capabilities and large data volumes. Ultra Deep Submicron technology (UDSM) is a key to achieve those needs at affordable cost, while ensuring compatibility with satellite platform mass/power constraints. In this context, Ultra Thin Body and BOX Fully-depleted Silicon-On-Insulator (UTBB-FD-SOI) technology appears as a particularly suitable solution demonstrating excellent Performance/Power/Area trade-off.

France

TDE

T523-601ED

IROC TECHNOLOGIES SA

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Mass market receivers are currently basing the provision of position and navigation functionalities by using a number of different signals (GNSS as primary means of navigation, cellular network etc.). The introduction of Galileo and Assisted Galileo services in the mass market applications, will bring significant benefits to the users, especially for applications in harsh conditions and environments, like urban/suburban.

Finland

TDE

T606-504ET

NLS FINNISH GEOSPATIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FGI

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A need for high power isolators has been identified for various altimeter and radar potential EO missions (e.g. Wavemill, CoreH2O,..). To protect the Ku-Band TWT a single isolator unit is preferred over bulkier power divided/combined alternatives involving lower power isolators. The isolator will be subjected to peak powers of up to 3.3kW and CW powers of up to 500W.
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Finland

TDE

T106-503ET

HARP TECHNOLOGIES OY

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As required for the ATHENA mission, filters with high opacity for IR/Visible/UV light need to be developed to reduce the straylight in these spectra. At the same time, a high transmission in the x-ray band shall be maintained.The experience from recent developments in the semicon industry of producing suitable large size carbon nanotube-based foils, shall be utilized. These foils shall form the support membrane for the required x-ray filters.

Finland

TDE

T216-171FT

Ametek Finland Oy

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