Aerofast - structure of WP

News

17 November 2009

"Let´s embrace space"
video on space exploration: link

23 October 2009

1st EU-ESA International Conference on Human Space Exploration - Prague.
Francine Bonnefond presented AEROFAST project at press conference. PDF for download.

9 - 10 July 2009

AEROFAST meeting in Warsaw.
Hosted by: Space Research Center and Institute of Aviation Warsaw, Poland

10 March 2009

New project manager.
Rene Steiner was nominated as new AEROFAST project manager in European Commision.

15 - 16 January 2009

Kick of Meeting in Aquitaine in France.
Next kick of meeting will be in June 2009 in Warsaw in Poland.

1 January 2009

Project start.
According to GA contract AEROFAST project officially started on 1st January, 2009. Project duration is 30 months (i.e. by 30th June, 2011).

WP1 - Aerocapture overall design
Leader - AST-F - Ph. Augros
- Coordinator and local management - H. Requiston
- Participants on WP1.1 - AST-F + AST-D + DME + UNIROME
- Technical I/F for WP1.1 and overall technical coordination - Ph. Augros
- Participants on WP1.2 - ONERA + IoA + AST-F
- Technical I/F for WP1.2 and inputs - E. Cosson
- Participants on WP1.3 - SAMTECH + AST-F
- Technical I/F for WP1.3 - Ch. Belemboy
- Participants on WP1.4 - AST-F + AST-D + DME + UNIROME + INETI
- Technical I/F for WP1.4 and oveall tehcnical coordination - Ph. Augros

WP2 - Spacecraft design
Leader - AST-D - U. Westerholt
- Participants on WP2.1 - AST-D + AST-F + DME + UNIROME
- Technical I/F for WP2.1 and overall technical coordination - Ph. Augros
- Participants on WP2.2 - AST-D + AST-F
- Technical I/F for WP2.2 and overall technical coordination - Ph. Augros
- Participants on WP2.3 - AST-D
- Technical I/F for WP2.3 and overall technical coordination - Ph. Augros
- Participants on WP2.4 - AST-F
- Technical I/F for WP2.4 - Ch. Balemboy
- Participants on WP2.5 - AST-D + AST-F
- Technical I/F for WP2.5 - Ch. Balemboy

WP3 - innovative thermal protections
Leader - Anorim - A. Pereira
- Participants on WP3.1 - AST-F + AMORIM + AST-D
- Technical I/F for WP3.1 - JM. Bouilly
- Participants on WP3.2 - AMORIM + AST-F
- Technical I/F for WP3.2 - JM. Bouilly
- Participants on WP3.3 - AST-D
- Technical I/F for WP3.3 - JM. Bouilly
- Participants on WP3.4 - AMORIM + AST-F
- Technical I/F for WP3.4 - JM. Bouilly

WP4 - GNC fiction development &validation
- Coordinator and local management H. Requiston
- Participants on WP4 - DME + AST-F + AST-D + UNIROME + INETI
- Technical I/F and overall technical coordination - Ph. Augros

WP5 - on-board instrumentation
- Coordinator and local management H. Requiston
- Participants on WP5.1 - UNIROME + AST-D + AST-F
- Participants on WP5.2 - STIL-BAS + SRC-PAS
- Technical I/F for inputs - E. Cosson

WP6 - management, dissemination & exploitation
- Participants on WP6 - AST-F + KYBERTEC + AST-D + DME + AMORIM + UNIROME