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Space Rider
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The Space Rider is a planned uncrewed orbital lifting body spaceplane aiming to provide the European Space Agency with affordable and routine access to space. Space Rider will have the potential to al
Artist's rendering of Space Rider from 2017 (RM on front—left, AOM behind—right)
Artist's rendering of Space Rider from 2017 (RM on front—left, AOM behind—right)
Space Rider will use a controllable parafoil for landing, as used by the NASA X-38 in 1999.
Space Rider will use a controllable parafoil for landing, as used by the NASA X-38 in 1999.
Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle
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The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is a European Space Agency experimental suborbital re-entry vehicle. It was developed to serve as a prototype lifting body orbital return vehicle to validate the
Artist's view of IXV reentry phase
Artist's view of IXV reentry phase
Vega rocket
Vega rocket
frontal view of the vehicle
frontal view of the vehicle
Drop-test model of the IXV with the flotation balloons inflated, as displayed in ESA ESTEC. The flaps in this model cannot move.
Drop-test model of the IXV with the flotation balloons inflated, as displayed in ESA ESTEC. The flaps in this model cannot move.