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Innovative security concepts, mechanisms and architectures for future space missions

This study aimed to achieve the following objectives:

  • To anticipate the security needs and requirements of future space missions (Earth observation, communication, navigation, science, exploration, etc.) with respect to architectures considered for future missions.

  • To build an advanced security architecture portfolio embedding state-of-the-art security concepts, technics, technologies, components and solutions.

France

15/018

Thales Alenia Space
REACH into LCA – Integration of REACH and CRMs into the Life Cycle Assessment framework

For the REACH assessment, the proposed method relies on both ESA’s existing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework and the Materials & Processes Technology Board (MPTB) database. Then, the method was structured through three steps:

  • Firstly, a commonality was found between the LCA and MPTB databases: ECSS classes, which help define small groups of materials defined as 'clusters', are used to 'bridge the gap' in terms of level of precision between the LCA model of a space system and the MPTB database;

France

15/050

Deloitte Sustainability
Technical Risk Assessment of Space Resources Utilization

Solar System bodies – including the Moon and Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) – contain a rich diversity of materials such as metals and volatiles that could be used as energy sources and as means to sustain human life, as humankind ventures deeper into space. Space agencies worldwide are considering such resources as potential raw materials for space infrastructure development, based on recent technological advances related to space in-situ manufacturing.

France

18_P_1

Thales Alenia Space
GreenSat

Resulting from an ever increasing public pressure, the quest to be environmentally friendly is transforming the competitive landscape, as eco-friendly design results in a new frontier of innovation. As a public sector intergovernmental organisation, ESA is committed to prioritising environmental concerns in all its activities. Through its Clean Space initiative, the Agency is pioneering an eco-friendly approach to space activities.

France

15/033-a

Thales Alenia Space
General Relativity Experiment with Galileo satellites 5 and 6 (GREAT)

We report on a new test of the gravitational redshift and thus of local position invariance, an integral part of the Einstein equivalence principle, which is the foundation of general relativity and all metric theories of gravitation. We use data spanning 1008 days from two satellites of Galileo, Europe’s global satellite navigation system (GNSS), which were launched in 2014, but accidentally delivered into elliptic rather than circular orbits. The resulting modulation of the gravitational redshift of the onboard atomic clocks allows the determination of redshift with high accuracy.

France

15/710

SYRTE
High-Altitude pseudo-satellites for telecommunication and complementary space applications

The interest in HAPS is increasing in many areas, from military and security to commercial services. On the telecommunications side, HAPS are seen as relays to provide internet services worldwide, and as a possible complement to satellites. On the Earth observation side, the near-space location of the HAPS enables new services or could improve the existing satellite ones. From the satellite or from the HAPS market sides, it is important to understand how both systems can offer complementary services, and what the possible synergies between them are.

France

15/708-b

Airbus Defence &...
Feasibility study of Active Debris Mitigation for Mega Constellations

The Thales Alenia Space study team completed a 13 month contract to study the feasibility of Active Debris Removal within mega-constellations. Within the Clean Space initiative, ESA searches for proactive answers to the environmental challenges which are faced both on Earth and in space. The Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) has already highlighted the important topic of mega-constellations, which represent a step change in the future space environment due to the proliferation of small satellites.

France

15/099

Thales Alenia Space
Feasibility of ultra low thrust transfers in L1, L2, Sun, Earth & Moon Systems

A set of tools has been developed to enable assessment of the feasibility of ultra-low thrust transfers in regions of multi-body gravity field influence. Aspects include:

France

15/723-a

Airbus Defence &...
Concept Development of EVA Operationsin EAC Neutral Buoyancy Facility for Extra-terrestrial Surface Explorations. (Moondive)

The International Space Station (ISS) is slowly approaching the end of its mission. The European Space Agency (ESA) and its international partners are considering new mission targets for the future of human space exploration in the post-ISS era. Highest ranked on the list of potential targets are a return to the Moon, Near-Earth Objects or asteroids, the moons of Mars (Phobos, Deimos) and, as the ultimate target, the surface of Mars.

France

13-039

COMEX SA
Shock Release system classification

Experience shows that shock specifications for release systems provided by suppliers rely on different test methods and test setups. As a consequence the specified SRS are not comparable and compliance statements given in proposal phases can still impose some risk. The selection of the release system thus strongly depends on individual experience and heritage.The objective is the definition of a standardised test setup for release systems, are the generation of a shock test database which includes most used releases systems (pyro and non-pyro).

France

T720-305MS

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