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Enterprise & Industry EYE ON SPACE of theEuropeancitizens Let’s bringSpacetotheEye its spaceambitions. ple behindthescenewhoseday-to-dayworkbringsEurope closertoachieving learn morethroughthefollowing pages abouttheprojects,andmeetpeo- FP7 projects contribute to tackling the space issue at EU and international level; encourage theaudiencetotake a look atwhathappensabove ourheads,how munity aimatbringingSpacetothe“eye”ofEuropeancitizen and Through the“Eye onSpace ” FP7brochure,theEUandspaceresearchcom- nological barriersandsecurehighqualityjobs. our industry, inorderfor ittostaycompetitiveandinnovative, breaknewtech- technologies and cross-cutting activities that are of strategicimportance for future missionstotheMoonandMars).Inspace,Europeisdevelopingcritical spaceex- (from ploration to space technologies and transportation recognised as essential for activities allspace for platform technological and scientific In parallel,projectsconceivedtostrengthenSpaceFoundationsrepresentthe medium andlongtermweatherforecasts. satellites society; deliver livenewsbroadcasts,enablemodernnavigationsystemsandprovide oftoday’s functioning efficient the to contribute Research icy and response to climate change. Applications and services based onSpace aid. Theiraddedvalue has been demonstrated in support of environmental pol- humanitarian and management emergency fisheries, agriculture, transport, as contributing toachievingdomesticandinternationalobjectivesinareassuch crucial for understanding global issues. In Europe, space research activities are support a wide range of activitiesand initiatives at European level, but are also on theclimatechangechallenge.Space-relatedapplicationscanbeusedto quality services to citizens, whilst also monitoring natural hazards, and taking services (GMES), progressively taking form and bringing better air and marine reflect this diversity, with 7th Framework Programme(FP7)andfeatured inthe“Eye onSpace ” brochure, The enhancing thequalityofcitizens’dailylives. Space Researchisbothasourceofinspirationandinnovation, andameansof EYE ONSPACE 32 SpaceResearchprojects,fundedunderthe4thcallof Global Monitoringfor EnvironmentandSecurity EYE ON SPACE Executive Agency (REA) under the 4th call of the 7th Framework Programme for Space Research in the in Research domains ofGMESservicesandSpaceFoundations. Space for Programme Framework 7th the of call Research 4th the the by under (REA) managed Agency and Executive Commission European the by co-financed projects the are below Listed • • • • • • Global Monitoringfor EnvironmentandSecurity(GMES) Strengthening SpaceFoundations(SSF) • • Cross-cutting Activities • • **Project SKYFLASHhasbeenfundedunderthe3rdFP7call (2010) * ProjectAL-IN-WON hasbeenfundedunderthe1stFP7call(2009) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Stochastic Assimilationf Ocean StrategicServicesbeyond2015 OPerational ECology:Ecosystemf Network Ofground-basedRemoteSensingobservations Operational wavemodellingandf Prototype OperationalContinuityf Monitoring AtmosphericCompositionandClimateInterimImplementation Building RelationshipsandInteractionstoDevelopGMESf V Development ofRadHardnonvolatileFlashmemoriesf Small IntegratedNavigatorf Solar andHeliosphericCollisionlessKinetics 50 CubeSatsf Chemical-µPropulsion f A GlobalApproachtoNear-EarthObjectImpactThreatMitigation European youthinspaceexploration Disruptive technologiesf Monitoring, AnalyzingandAssessingRadiationBeltLossEnergization Inno HYbrid ablativeDevelopmentf Miniaturized Flo Forward AcquisitionofSoilandT Platf European SpaceQualifiedCarbonF European LevitatedSphericalActuator Continuation OfthecooperationofSpaceNCPsasaMeans toOptimiseServices Opportunities f Bridging Actionsf Environment f Multi-wavelength ObservationalDatafromProtoplanetaryDiscs( DESIgn Guidelinef Large Deplo AlGaN andInAlNbasedmicro Aerogel EuropeanSupplyingUnitf ery HighSpeedSerialInterfaces(VHISSI) vative LiquidMicroPulsedPlasmaThrustersystemfor nanosatellites(L- orm for EuropeanCMOS Imagers-EUROCIS() yable Technologies for Space(DEPLOYTECH) or HumanExplorationandROboticExperimentationinSpace or multi-point,in-situmeasurements(QB50) or Europeinfuturespaceexplorationprogrammes(COFSEP ) w ControlUnit(µFCU) or GMESandAFRICA(BRAGMA) or Imperfection Sensitive COmpositeLauncherStructures(DESICOS) or anEfficientandAccurateControlofSatellites forSpaceExploration(PRECISE) or theNextGenerationOceanModelApplications(SANGOMA) or spacePower andPropulsion(DIPOP) or PLanetaryEXploration(SINPLEX) wave components(AL-IN-WON)* or Re-entryinplanetaryAtmosphericthermalprotection(HYDRA) errain for ExplorationRover (FASTER) orecast productstoenhancemarineGMESapplications orecasting (MYWAVE) or theGMESOceanMonitoringandForecastingService(MYOCEAN2) or SpaceApplications(AERSUS) ibres (EUCARBON) (ODYSSEUS) (ELSA) (OSS2015) (SHOCK) or spaceapplications(SKYFLASH)** (NORS) or EuropeanSecurity(BRIDGES) DISCANALYSIS) ( NEOSHIELD) ( ( MAARBLE) MACC II) (EHEROES) μ PPT) ( COSMOS+) (OPEC) EYE ON SPACE •

• Other usefulspacelinksat: search andDevelopment(H2)-e-mail:[email protected] Prepared by theEuropeanCommission,Directorate-GeneralEnterprise&Industry, UnitSpaceRe- http://ec.europa.eu/embrace-space are availableontheSpaceResearchandDevelopmentwebsiteEuropaat: Electronic versionsofthefullbrochureseriesandfurtherinformation ontheFP7Spacetheme supported mainlyunderthe4thFP7Spacecall. funded undertheFP7.Inaviewofcontinuity, thispublicationisproducedtoincludetheprojects “Eye onSpace”isthefourth inanexistingseriesofbrochuresfeaturing EUSpaceResearchprojects © EuropeanUnion,2012-Reproductionisauthorisedprovided thesourceisacknowledged. other use,priorclearancemustbeobtainedfromtheCentralAudiovisual LibraryoftheEuropeanCommission.Innocasemaythismaterialbesoldorrented. Pictures originatingwiththeEuropeanUnionareoffered freeofcharge for EU-relatedcommunication,information, disseminationandeducationalpurposes.Forany 3rd call“AEuropeanJourney“

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GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY European Security Building RelationshipsandInteractionstoDevelopGMESfor BRIDGES access intheSecurityfield. long term,take acoordinatingrolefor Spacedata (CSDP) users. In addition,itcouldideally, inthe icy (CFSP)/Common Security and Defence Policy services andCommonForeignSecurity Pol- serve asthenaturalinterfacebetweenGMES the EUFramework Programme.The EUSCcould ment through a number of projects funded under engage - user and development from benefitted have action external to support and surveillance maritime control, border of fields the in services proaching operationalmaturity. Pre-operational GMES services for Security applications are ap- ion SatelliteCentre(EUSC). consider thepotentialrolesofEuropeanUn- rent institutionalframework,theprojectwillalso dimension ofGMES.Taking intoaccountthecur- options for thefuturegovernance ofthesecurity ES isdevelopingscenarios and implementation Monitoring for Environment andSecurity),BRIDG- (Global Programme GMES the of context the In SECURITY DIMENSIONOFGMES DEVELOPING GOVERNANCE OPTIONSFOR THE ABSTRACT among stakeholders. and thepossiblerolesofEuropeanUnionSatelliteCentreinsuchgovernance, throughastructureddialogue BRIDGES will support the definition of the future governance of operational GMES services for Security applications ABSTRACT Support toEUFOR inTchad. GMES servicesinthefieldofSecurity. of deployment operational future of context the ernance scenariosandimplementationoptionsin gov- ofseveral implications legal and financial structured stakeholder dialogue,thetechnical, a of means by examine, therefore will BRIDGES

© QuickBird 2008 - distribution e-Geos - processing EUSC Project Coordinator Denis BRUCKERT as definedintheLisbon Treaty. ing the EU institutional framework vices wellgoverned andrespect- ser- from benefit will citizens The European citizens? benefit project this does How external security. portant for Europeaninternaland These policiesareparticularlyim- Action andMaritimeSurveillance. Border Control, Support to External operational servicesintheareaof ute tothemanagementoffuture Services willsubstantiallycontrib- the governance ofGMESSecurity Observation capacity. Theworkon benefit from an independent Earth ing oftheEuropeanUnionwould The autonomy and decision mak- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant financial implications. projecting thetechnical,legaland ing theEuropeanCommissionin ernance optionsandby support- helping to shape appropriate gov- closer tooperationalstatusby services for Securityapplications BRIDGES aimstobringGMES to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS BRIDGES Building Relationships and Interactions to Develop GMES for European Security

LIST OF PARTNERS

• European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC), Spain • Spacetec Partners sprl, Belgium • Fondation pour la recherche strategique, France • Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy • Centrum Badan Kosmicznych Ppolskiej Akademii Nauk, Poland • E-Geos spa, Italy • Infoterra limited, United Kingdom • Indra Sistemas s.a., Spain • GMV Aerospace and Defence sa unipersonal, Spain

COORDINATOR CONTACT

European Union Satellite Centre Denis BRUCKERT (EUSC), Spain Tel: +34 (916) 786 074 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building Relationships and Interactions to Develop GMES for European Security (BRIDGES)

Contract N°: 283499 Starting Date: 01/01/2012 Duration: 25 months EU Contribution: € 1.000.000,00 Estimated total cost: € 1.253.675,93 GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY FOR MONITORING GLOBAL GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY Implementation Monitoring AtmosphericCompositionandClimate-Interim MACC-II sources andsinksattheEarth’s surface. the monitoringofgreenhouse gasesandtheir and air quality, of assessments annual effects, events andpossibleresponses tomitigatetheir rope. Furthermore,itsupports studies ofpollution UV radiation globally and in more detail for Eu- solar/ and emissions fire storms, quality,dust air sition over time, butalsoprovides forecasts of MACC-II notonlymonitorsatmospheric compo- based observations,andnumericalmodels. composition usingsatelliteobservations,ground- MACC-II provides information on atmospheric ment and Security (GMES) European programme. component of the Global Monitoring for Environ- MACC-II is building up the atmospheric service treaty verificationtourbanplanning for instance. international from scales, different at plications importance for arange ofpolicy-relevantap- on theatmosphericenvironment.Thisisalsoof prehensive, reliableandfastinformation services ecosystems, thereisanincreasingneedfor com- ty, climate change and their effects on health and With theacutesocietalconcernsaboutairquali- DELIVERING THEGMESATMOSPHERIC SERVICE ABSTRACT to awiderangeofusers. ses andforecasts ofairqualityandatmosphericcomposition,delivershigh-qualityenvironmentalinformation By combiningEarth-Observationandinsituobservationswithadvancednumericalmodels,MACC-II provides analy- An illustrationofglobaltransportpollutants,inthiscasecarbonmonoxide. tailor itsproductstotheirevolvingneeds. years continuetocloselyinteractwithitsusers ic Service.MACC-II willtherefore inthecoming the long-termsuccessofGMESAtmospher- keyto is products the of definition user-driven site (www.gmes-atmosphere.eu). Using afully access anduseMACC-II productsfromtheweb- Users frommostcountriesintheworldalready

© MACC-II Project Coordinator Vincent-Henri PEUCH pollutants andgreenhousegases. gate anthropogenicemissionsof mental impacts,aswellmiti- health, economic and environ- forming people can help reduce zens. Raising awareness and in- daily livesoftheEuropeanciti- the affect climate and quality Air European citizens? benefit project this does How well-adapted policies. ternational treaties and to develop ics, whichisneededtomonitorin- insight onkey environmentaltop- an decisionmakers withaccurate vations inordertoprovide Europe- remote-sensing andinsituobser- MACC-II integratesawiderangeof for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant the ozonelayer. greenhouse gasesaswellon range transportofpollutants, solar andUVradiation,thelong- service provision on air quality, gaged inresearchandoperational environmental communitiesen- between themeteorologicaland MACC-II aimsatbridgingthegap to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS MACC-II Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate - Interim Implementation

LIST OF PARTNERS

• European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, United Kingdom • Academy of Athens (ECMWF), Greece • Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia, Spain • Association pour la Recherche et le Developpement des Méthodes et Processus Industriels, France • Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis, Greece • Institut d’Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique, Belgium • Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, France • Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants LTD, United Kingdom • Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique, ranceF • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ranceF • Deutsches Zentrum Für Luft und Raumfahrt EV, Germany • Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany • Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Austria • Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Belgium • Ilmatieteen Laitos, Finland • Instituto de Meteorologia, Portugal • Institut National de l’Environnement et des Risques, France • Universität Bremen, Germany • Forschungzentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany • King’s College London, United Kingdom • Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, Netherlands • Meteorologisk Institutt, Norway • Météo-France, France • Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Förderung der issenschaftenW EV, Germany • Norsk Institutt for Luftforskning, Norway • National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland • Rheinisches Institut für Umweltforschung an der Universität zu Köln EV, Germany • Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut, Sweden • Stichting SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Netherlands • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Netherlands • Met Office, United Kingdom • Universität Leipzig, Germany • University of Leicester, United Kingdom • University of Leeds, United Kingdom • Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 6, France • Vereniging voor Christelijk Hoger Onderwijs Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek en Patientenzork, Netherlands COORDINATOR CONTACT European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Dr. Vincent-Henri PEUCH Forecasts, ECMWF, United Kingdom Tel: +44 118 949 9102 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate - Interim Implementation (MACC-II)

Contract N°: 283576 Starting Date: 01/11/2011 Duration: 33 months EU Contribution: € 27.726.625,00 Estimated total cost: € 19.000.000,00 GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY FOR MONITORING GLOBAL GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY Forecasting Service Prototype OperationalContinuityfor theGMESOceanMonitoringand MYOCEAN2 the Europeanmaritime community. al monitoringandforecasting andpartnersfrom with major centres in Europe for ocean operation- MyOcean involves61partners from29countries servation networksandon their sustainability. service reliesonremote-sensing, onin-situob- development. Thisoperational oceanography value servicesandhencesustainablemaritime added- of forgovernance,expansion used better including dataandinformation whichshouldbe phasizes theneedfor cross-cuttingpolicytools, the European Union (“The Blue Book”) which em- for Policy Maritime Integrated the in expressed MyOcean isadirectanswertotherequirement nent oftheGMES(*)MarineService. of theOceanMonitoringandForecastingcompo- the developmentandpre-operationalvalidation provided by MyOcean, aprojectresponsiblefor for bothprofessional andprivateusers.Theseare the ocean state in real time and delayed mode, acteristics arethemainvariablesneededtodepict erage and thickness, or primary ecosystem char- Temperature, salinity, currents,sealevel,icecov- AND FORECASTING SUSTAINABLE SERVICE FOR OCEANMONITORING DEVELOPING ANDRUNNINGAPAN-EUROPEAN AND ABSTRACT The AtlanticIberian-Biscay-IrelandareaseasurfacetemperatureinJuly2010. perature, salinity, currents,seaice,level,windandbiogeochemicalparameters. based onthecombinationofspaceandin-situobservations,theirassimilationinto3Dmodels,suchas,tem- MyOcean givesfreeaccessandprovides state-of-the-artinformation ontheGlobalOceanandEuropeanseas, Environment andSecurity”. (*)European EarthMonitoringProgramme:“Globalfor for 2014. move towards beingfullyoperationalisplanned tional prototype has taken over (MyOcean2). The MyOcean endedinMarch2012,whenanopera- ocean.eu). in asinglecatalogueonwebportal(www.my- of observation-basedandmodel-basedproducts upgraded sincethen),providing accesstoarange marine servicerelease(whichhasbeenregularly first a opened MyOcean 2010, December In tion. ment andweather, seasonalandclimatepredic- ty, marineresources, andcoastalenviron- involved infour application areas:maritimesafe- Agencies. MyOceanusersareserviceproviders MyOcean alsoworkscloselywithotherEuropean

© MYOCEAN2 Project Coordinator Pierre BAHUREL and predictingcoastalerosion. harnessing thermalwaterenergy protecting livingmarineresources, data for climate change scenarios, environmental impact, delivering toring waterquality, assessing sea, combattingoilspills,moni- useful for reinforcing safety at security. MyOcean2services are cerned withenvironmentand European citizens are all con- European citizens? benefit project this does How new marineapplications. in Earthobservationandtofoster investments, tosupportresearch allowing Europetogetthemostof vironment andsecuritydomains, ropean decisionmakers intheen- mation iskey for supporting Eu- This uniqueandhigh-valueinfor- on the oceanstate and evolution. information state-of-the-art offer pean skills,dataandsystemsto MyOcean2 gathersthebestEuro- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant marine environment. ter userapplicationsrelatedtothe ture (10days),tosupportandfos- years), present(realtime)andfu- of thewhole ocean in the past (25 liable andaccurate3Ddepictions MyOcean2 aims at delivering re- to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS MYOCEAN2 Prototype Operational Continuity for the GMES Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Service

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Management Unit of the Mathematical Model of the North Sea (MUMM), Belgium Institute of Oceanology-BAS, Bulgaria • Cyprus Oceanography Centre (OC-UCY), Cyprus • DFO (Fisheries and Oceans), Canada • Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Aarhus University, Danish National Space Centre(DTI- Space), Danish Institute for Fisheries Research (DTU-Aqua), Denmark • Marine Systems Institute (MSI), Estonia • Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Finland • Mercator Ocean, CLS, IFREMER, CNRS, Météo France, ACRI, France • Federal Maritime and Hydrographical Agency (BSH), Brockmann Consult (BC), IFM Geomar, Germany • Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), University of Athens (IASA-UAT), Greece • Techworks Marine, Ireland • Israeli Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), Israel • National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Italy • Italian Council for Scientific Research (CNR), Italy • Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC), Italy • National Agency for New Technology, Energy and Environment (ENEA), Italy • Italian Agency for the Protection of Environment (ISPRA), Italy • National Institute for Oceanography (OGS), Italy • General Officeor f Air Space and Meteorology (USAM), Italy • University of Latvia, Latvia • Centre of Marine Research (CMR), Lithuania • International Ocean Institute (UMT-IOI), Malta • National Institute for Halieutic Research (INRH), Morocco • National Institute for Weather and Climate Research (KNMI), Netherlands • NANSEN Centre, IMR, Met. No, NIVA, Norway • Marine Institute Gdansk (MIG), Poland • Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), EDISOFT, Portugal • Romanian Marine Research Institute ( NIMRD), Romania • NIERSC (Nansen), Russian Federation • National Institute of Biology (NIB-MBS), Slovenia • Puertos del Estado, Starlab, JRC, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Spain • Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Sweden • Middle East University (IMS-METU), Turkey • Marine Hydro physical Institute (MHI-NASU), Ukraine • UK Met Office, CEFAS, Reading University, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), University of Plymouth (UoP), European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF), Natural Environment Research Council ( NERC POL,NOC),HR Wallingford, United Kingdom COORDINATOR CONTACT Mercator Ocean, France Pierre BAHUREL Tel: +33 61 393801 Email: [email protected] PROJECT INFORMATION

Prototype Operational Continuity for the GMES Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Service (MyOcean)

Contract N°: 218812 Starting date: 01/01/2009 Duration: 39 months EU Contribution: € 33.800.000 Estimated total cost: € 55.024.887 GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY FOR MONITORING GLOBAL GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY wave modellingandforecasting A pan-Europeanconcertedandintegratedapproachtooperational MYWAVE sults. underlying physics,butalso ofthepracticalre- an expected marked improvement not only of the with 2015, after activity operational an for way GMES service for oceanwavesthatmaypavethe Wave willprovide aroadmap towards afuture My result, a As exchanges. surface the of mate and ocean coupling and consequently the esti- models in the aspects crucial for the atmosphere The projectwillimprove thephysicsofwave follow-on operationalsystem. a as service the provide and define can sortium roadmap fromwhichaserviceprovider ledcon- that theoutcomes of thisreviewwillinclude a expected is It techniques. forecast probabilistic to respect appropriate servicequalitymetricsanduseof with exercises demonstration and ment. Thisreviewwillincludeuserconsultation a completeviewofthephysicalmarineenviron- MyOcean, andthusallowing enduserstoaccess European wave‘coreservice’complementing level andcoordinationrequirementsfor apan- The projectaimstoreviewandproposeservice SERVICE THAT INCLUDINGOCEANWAVES FOUNDATION FOR AFUTUREMARINECORE RESEARCH ONWAVE MODELLINGTO LAY THE ABSTRACT Waves 4. 3. 2. 1. To reachthegoalMyWave will:

derive standardprotocolsf establish anewstandardf waves/ocean); impro increase theuseofEarthobservationb ve thephysicsincurrentwavemodelsandprovide aframeworkfor coupledmodelsystems(atmosphere/ or probabilisticwaveforecasts basedonensemblemethods; or validationproducts. y improving dataprocessingalgorithmsandassimilationsystems; the researchby existingwaveserviceproviders. a communitycodethatwillallow pullthroughof from theseelementsoftheprojectwillinclude to improve theskillofbothsystems.Outcomes cently within the GMES MyOcean project) in order be coupled to ocean forecasts (developed re- face waveforecasts and whichenablewavesto improve and inform the latest generation of sur- techniques by whichEarthobservationdatacan The projectshallmanufactureanddemonstrate

© Einar Egeland Project Coordinator Øyvind SAETRA culations). casting elements (e.g.: oil drift cal- context, MyWave canprovide usefulfore- In this interaction. flow currents inducedby wave-mean in severeweatherconditionsand el. Manyaccidentstendtooccur contribute totheriseinwaterlev- also They events. flood storm in important partoftheriskanalysis operations. Surfacewavesarean making for marineandcoastal are a key parameter in decision Ocean weatherandsurfacewaves European citizens? benefit project this does How logical services. private enterprisesorinmeteoro- provided by trainedforecasters in and leisure.Information industry, mustbe off-shore fisheries, for are of a fundamental importance tant environmentalparameterand Waves arethesinglemostimpor- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant waves. core servicethatincludesocean laying thefoundation ofamarine quality ofwaveforecasting andat The projectaims at improving the to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS MYWAVE A pan-European concerted and integrated approach to operational wave modelling and forecasting

LIST OF PARTNERS

• The Norwegian Meteorological Institute - Metereologisk Iinstitutt, Norway • European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), United Kingdom • Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR-ISMAR), Italy • Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum fur Material-und Kustenforschung GmbH, Germany • Met Office – United Kingdom • Stichting DELTARES, Netherlands • Koninklijk Nederlands Metereologisch Instituut, Netherlands • METEO-France, France • Stato Maggiore Aeronautica - Ufficio Generale Spazio Aereo e Meteorologia, Italy • Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece • Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia, Spain • Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy

COORDINATOR CONTACT

The Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Norway Øyvind SAETRA Tel: +47 22963383 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

A pan-European concerted and integrated approach to operational wave modelling and forecasting – a complement to GMES MyOcean services (MYWAVE)

Contract N°:284455 Starting Date: 01/01/2012 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.997.499 Estimated total cost: € 2.973.896 GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY FOR MONITORING GLOBAL GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY Observations insupportoftheGMESAtmosphericService Demonstration Networkofground-basedRemoteSensing NORS Sky clouds ABSTRACT similated intheGASproduction chain. the ground-baseddataand satellitedataas- and anevaluationoftheconsistency between includes a fullcharacterisation of theproducts these NDACC productstotheneedsofGAS.It The researchplannedinNORSaimsattailoring namely ’ozone andUV’,‘airquality’‘climate’. differentthe in GAS, priority of high domains has NORS focuses onaselectionofNDACC datathat pheric compositionchangesonclimate. sphere, andfor assessingtheimpactofatmos- / chemicalstateofthestratosphereandtropo- servational datafor understandingthephysical contribution, providing high-quality reference ob- global researchnetworkwithastrongEuropean pheric CompositionChange(NDACC). NDACC isa ternational Networkfor theDetectionofAtmos- ground-based remote sensing data from the in- (GAS), usingindependent,well-characterised, ucts deliveredby theGMESAtmosphericService to assessandimprove thequalityofprod- The principalobjectiveoftheNORSprojectis SERVICE (GAS) PRODUCTS DELIVEREDBY THEGMESATMOSPHERIC ASSESSING ANDIMPROVING THEQUALITYOF products. of AtmosphericCompositionChangefor qualityassessmentandimprovement oftheGMESAtmosphericService NORS aims at demonstrating the value of ground-based remote sensing data from the Network for the Detection (ESA). sphere Watch (GAW) andEuropean SpaceAgency European EnvironmentalAgency, GlobalAtmo- will havestronglinkstotheMACC-II project,the the GAS long-term re-analyses – back to 2003. It GAS productswillbebuilt.NORSalsosupport application for theoperational validationofthe ucts and integrated ozone products. A web-based the developmentofintegratedtroposphereprod- and satellitecolumndata,NORSwillinvestigate ideal linkbetweeninsitusurfaceconcentration As ground-basedremotesensingdataforms the

© iStockphoto.com - Hadel Productions Project Coordinator Martine DEMAZIÈRE 1. There are2majorreasons: for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant stations involved. whole Networkandnewcandidate The longer-term goal is to get the tions andafew targetspecies. NDACC, basedonfour pilot sta- products using tailored data from an operationalvalidationofGAS NORS isdesignedtodemonstrate to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS 2. an importantplayerinGMES. global NDACC Networktobecome onstrating thecapabilityof NDACC willtake theleadindem- impact, withimproved confidence. socio-economic significant a have vironmental challenges,which such, wewillbeabletofaceen- atmosphere and its evolution. As improve ourknowledge ofour GAS products,NORSwillhelpto By enhancingthe quality ofthe European citizens? benefit project this does How products. proved GMESatmosphericdata

Europe The Europeanstations will benefit from im- from benefit will of NORS Demonstration Network of ground-based Remote Sensing Observations in support of the GMES Atmospheric Service

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Belgium • Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt, Switzerland • Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Spain • Universität Bern, Switzerland • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ranceF • Universität Bremen, Germany • Université de Liège, Belgium • Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Förderung der issenschaftenW E.V., Germany • Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany • Science and Technology B.V., Netherlands

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Dr. Martine DE MAZIÈRE BIRA-IASB, Belgium Tel: +32 (0) 23730404 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Demonstration Network Of ground-based Remote Sensing Observations in support of the GMES Atmospheric Service (NORS)

Contract N°: 284421 Starting Date: 01/11/2011 Duration: 33 months EU Contribution: € 1.999.999,50 Estimated total cost: € 2.833.512,40 GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY FOR MONITORING GLOBAL GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY OPerational ECology OPEC ABSTRACT downstream services. ing policy, environmentalmanagement andother policy needs,asanewservice aimedatsupport- forappropriate scales, spatial and differentporal ecosystem indicatorscovering arange oftem- In doingsoOPECwillprovide highquality 3D of operationalecologicalproducts. generation next the forfoundations the lay also both lower and higher trophic levels, OPEC will dictability of seasonal forecast, appropriate to the potentialspatialandtemporalscalesofpre- for environmentalmanagement.Byassessing environmental assessmentsaswellhindcasts OPEC willdeliver‘newproducts’intermsofrapid assimilation. data biological and fish) (e.g. trophic higher and which includehydrodynamics,lower (plankton) Atlantic Baltic, Mediterranean and Black Seas) rine ForecastSystemin4EuropeanRegions(NE implement aprototyperegionalecologicalMa- the MarineServiceasaframework,OPECwill capabilities oftheGMESMarineService.Using to developOperationalEcologyaugmentthe OPEC willundertake researchanddevelopment ENHANCE MARINEGMESAPPLICATIONS ECOSYSTEM FORECAST PRODUCTSTO OPEC provides anenhancedcapabilitytopredictindicatorsofgoodenvironmentalstatusinEuropeanregionalseas. Plankton soup.isakey ecologicalvariableinthemodels usedthroughOPEC. Operational Ecology. ommendations for futuredatarequirementsfor fine and deliver the S&T Roadmap and make rec- downstream services.Inaddition,OPECwillde- related dataproducts and deliverysystemsfor SMEs, OPEC will implement new water quality- adaptation policies.Throughengagementwith change andtheassessmentofmitigation Directive, CFP, andtothemonitoringofclimate ments, suchastheMarineStrategyFramework OPEC will contribute directly to policy require-

© OPEC Project Coordinator Icarus ALLEN through webapplications. ment andmake theseavailable man’s activitiesinmarineenviron- risks posed by climatechange and to helpassessandmanagethe ate practicaloperationaltools OPEC willdevelopandevalu- European citizens? benefit project this does How across Europeanregionalseas. assess and manage these risks populations. OPECintendstohelp es butalsoposearisktocoastal servic- and goods beneficial many Coastal andshelfseasprovide for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant marine ecosystems. tect thefuturestatusofEuropean ters and,inturn,ourabilitytopro- chemical andecologicalparame- operational servicesfor biogeo- OPEC willimprove thequalityof to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS OPEC OPerational ECology

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), United Kingdom • Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut (DMI), Denmark • Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU), Denmark • The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Cefas), United Kingdom • Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Italy • Hellenic Centre For Marine Research (HCMR), Greece • Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey • PML Applications Ltd (PMLA), United Kingdom • Brockmann Consult GmbH (BC), Germany

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prof. J. Icarus Allen PML, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (1752) 633441 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

OPerational ECology: Ecosystem forecast products to enhance marine GMES applications (OPEC)

Contract N°: 283291 Starting Date: 01.01.12 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.999.678 Estimated total cost: € 2.604.649 GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY FOR MONITORING GLOBAL GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY Ocean StrategicServicesbeyond2015 OSS2015 ABSTRACT or EOdataalone. situ observationstrategiesusing modelsandEO important outcomewillbethe optimisation of in- evaluation of these assimilation schemes, a very ological andbiogeochemical models.Beyondthe ocean colourdataintocutting-edge numericalbi- schemes toingestEarthobservationandinsitu distribution. OSS2015willdevelopassimilation cal propertiesandchlorophylltotheirvertical data in order to relateremotely detected surface opti- observation Earth and bio-profiler art OSS2015 willcombinethecurrentstate-of-the- and privatesectors. institutional scientific, the in users of range wide these new capabilities will be promoted among a cal and bio-optical models. Uptake and usage of of satelliteandin-situdataaswellbiologi- and services will be derived from a combination rine CoreService(MCS).TheOSS2015products not currentlyavailablethroughtheEuropeanMa- marine biogeochemistryproductsandservices tivities for thedevelopment ofnewandinnovative The OSS2015projectaimstocarryoutR&Dac- BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS GRATION OFEarthOBSERVATION, INSITUDATA AND NEW TOOLS, PRODUCTSANDSERVICES FROMINTE- • • • An OSS2015Glider.

the environmentalconditionsbef Several newprototypeservicelineswillallo time seriesatglobalscalewillbedistributed Several newvalidatedproductsrelevanttothebiogeochemistryofoc in situdatabiogeochemicalmodels OSS2015 willhelpdevelopmentandvalidationofnewtoolsf ore, duringandafteracampaignatsea. w on-demandprocessing,like amatch-upservicethatwillprovide or integrationand/orassimilationofbothEOand gies. to user requirements and developing technolo- tion /datadisseminationprocessthatresponds genera- product flexible a develop will OSS2015 FP7-funded projectMyOcean. series atglobalscale,currentlynotplannedin a completeandrigorouslyvalidated15-yeartime vanced biogeochemistryproductsandtodeliver A majorobjectiveofOSS2015istogeneratead- ean willbeprocessedanda15year

© David Luquet, OOV Project Coordinator Odile HEMBISE ronmental marinestatus. well as characterisation of envi- logical follow upand modelling,as boundary surveillance,bettereco- monitoring. Itwillhelptrans- mental indicators for hazards OSS2015 willprovide environ- European citizens? benefit project this does How to changeintheEarth’s climate. term trendsandtheirpossiblelink ecosystems and to detect long- ute toassessthestateofmarine contrib- significantly will products The OSS2015 biogeochemistry for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant project. services willbetestedduringthe New marineproductsandon-line phase oftheMarineCoreService. deployment next the for models vation dataintobiogeochemical future assimilationofEarthobser- The projectwillpavethewayfor to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS OSS2015 Ocean Strategic Services beyond 2015

LIST OF PARTNERS

• ACRI-ST, France • GIS COOC, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France • ARGANS Limited, United Kingdom • NATO Undersea Research Centre, Italy • Frontier Economics, United Kingdom • Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, France • University College Cork, Ireland • GEOMAR, Germany • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Turkey • Daithi O’Murchu Marine Research Station, Ireland

COORDINATOR CONTACT

ACRI-ST, France Dr. Odile FANTON D’ANDON Tel: +33 (0) 492 96 75 03 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Ocean Strategic Services beyond 2015 (OSS2015)

Contract N°: 282723 Starting Date: 01/11/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 2.000.000 Estimated total cost: € 3.357.235 GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY FOR MONITORING GLOBAL GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY Applications Stochastic Assimilationfor theNextGenerationOceanModel SANGOMA Ligurian Seamodelledsurfacetemperatureandcurrentswithindicationofradarcoverage usedfor dataassimilation. ABSTRACT ocean monitoring andforecasting. theimple- mentation oftheGMESMarine CoreServicefor to dedicated project European first customers ofproductsMyOcean, whichisthe The developmentsofSANGOMA willalsoserve vation types. obser- new and existing of impact the determine develop andimplementmodulesthatobjectively for operationaluse.Furthermore,theprojectwill and quickcomparisonofassimilationmethods testing ofthelatestdataassimilationmethods, operational efficient for allow will systems The different usedin modularsystems. be can new modules rules, design cific model and assimilation method. Following spe- assimilation systems that have high flexibility in data type of ocean modular existing extend will teams inadvanceddataassimilation.Theproject expert of network European a of consists tium similation andrelatedanalysistools.Theconsor- systems make useofstate-of-the-artdataas- assimilation to ensure that future operational SANGOMA willprovide newdevelopmentsindata TECHNIQUES DEVELOPING NEWOCEANDATA ASSIMILATION can usestate-of-the-artdata-assimilationandrelatedanalysistools. SANGOMA worksonnewdevelopmentsindataassimilationandpreparesthemsothatfutureoperationalsystems ers anddecisionmakers. operational oceanographicproductsfor custom- ation ofoceanographers,ensuringworld-leading gener- next the to training efficient and fast sure similation methods and modular systems will en- Workshops andsummerschoolsonadvancedas- with indicationsonbestpracticeimplementation. ence communityandMarineForecastingCentres dated versionswillbemadeavailabletothesci- formances onavarietyoftestcases.Consoli- validated products,includingdocumentedper- This dedicated web portal will allow access to non-Gaussian systems)willbedeveloped. new methods (which allow for non-linear and and included be will methods ensemble existing bilistic information on the products.To thisend, data assimilationmethodsthatdeliverproba- For thispurpose,theprojectwillconcentrateon

© SANGOMA - project group GHER-ULg - Dr. Alexander Barth Project Coordinator Jean-Marie BECKERS ties intoaccount. ocean state and take uncertain- realistic estimatesoferrorsthe art data assimilation to provide applications willusestate-of-the- GMES productsfromoperational The projectwillensurethatfuture European citizens? benefit project this does How lated analysistools. data-assimilation systems andre- to make useofstate-of-the-art velopments indataassimilation the necessarylinktonewde- casting. SANGOMAwillprovide for oceanmonitoringandfore- of theGMESMarineCoreService project dedicated totheimplementation EU first the is MyOcean for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant types. observation new and existing of modules todeterminetheimpact GOMA willdevelopandimplement tion methods.Furthermore,SAN- testing ofthelatestdataassimila- operational efficient for allow will data assimilationsystems,which modular existing extend will tion expert of teams inadvanceddataassimila- network European A to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS SANGOMA Stochastic Assimilation for the Next Generation Ocean Model Applications

LIST OF PARTNERS

• University of Liège, Belgium • University of Reading, United Kingdom • Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany • Delft University of echnology,T Netherlands • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ranceF • NERSC, Norway

COORDINATOR CONTACT

University of Liege, Belgium Prof. Jean-Marie BECKERS Tel. +32-43663358 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Stochastic Assimilation for the Next Generation Ocean Model Applications (SANGOMA)

Contract N°: FP7-SPACE-2011 project, Grant 283580 Starting Date: 01/11/2011 Duration: 48 months EU Contribution: € 1.992.454 Estimated total cost: € 2.527.492 GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY FOR MONITORING GLOBAL STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Aerogel EuropeanSupplyingUnitfor SpaceApplications AerSUS the aerogels. hance Europe'sleadingposition asasupplierof involved in the project will create synergies to en- The combination of the know-how of the entities applications. different to tailored and produced lation asasinglematerial that canbeindustrially ciencies, andtheirabilitytoprovide thermalinsu- effi- insulation thermal high density,low their to due spacecraft, of insulation thermal in MLI tute materials withthegreatestpotentialtosubsti- of thermalinsulationinspace.Aerogelsarethe materials considered to form the next generation manufacturing technologyfor aerogels,i.e.those The aimoftheAerSUSprojectistodevelop cations andeasilyfallsunderaccessrestrictions. the Kapton,isusedinseveralthermalcontrolappli- sulations (MLI).Oneofthebasicmaterialsfor MLI, thermal controlmaterials,typicallyMultiLayerIn- of spacecrafts is assured by underlying advanced Currently, thethermalprotection ofthehardware ADVANCED THERMALCONTROLMATERIALS CREATING AEUROPEAN SUPPLYING UNITFOR ABSTRACT advanced thermalcontrolmaterials–thusimproving Europeanstrategicnon-dependence. The main purpose of this project is to create a European Supplying Unit for one of the critical space technologies – Aerogel thermalprotectionsystemduringqualificationtests

sion tanksandpressurizedcompartments. (re)-entry vehicles,Marsrovers, cryogenicpropul- supply aerogelsfor space applicationssuchas lishment oftherequiredtechnicalcapabilitiesto estab- the allow to expected are years, recent in have beenworkingintheaerogelsdevelopment which partners, the of efforts collaborative The

©AST S.A. Project Coordinator Augusto MEDINA tion atmoreaffordable prices. net, communications, and naviga- providing servicessuchasinter- tribute tocheaperspaceaccess, development ofaerogelswillcon- The manufacturing. spacecraft in cost significant a represents MLI European citizens? benefit project this does How on theworldwidemarket. space industrysatellitevendors competitiveness of theEuropean technical capabilitiesandoverall of theprojectwillenhance results the that expected also is for futurespaceapplications.It cal technologiesandcapabilities duce outside dependence on criti- Through AerSUS, Europe will re- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant tion ofthermalinsulationinspace. is genera- next the that be to considered material the – aerogels manufacturing technologyfor AerSUS aimsatdevelopingthe to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS AerSUS Aerogel European Supplying Unit for Space Applications

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovacao – Consultadoria Empresarial e Fomento da Inovacao S.A., Portugal • Active Space Technologies GmbH, Germany • Thales Alenia Space Italia SPA, Italy • Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal • Association pour la Recherche et le Developpement des Methodes et Processus Industriels – Armines, France • Active Space Technologies, Actividades Aeroespaciais S.A., Portugal • Science and Technology Facilities Council, United Kingdom • SEPAREX SA, France • Deutsches Zentrum für Luft - und Raumfahrt EV, Germany

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovacao – Consulta- Prof. Augusto MEDINA doria Empresarial e Fomento da Inovacao S.A., Tel: +351 22 607 64 00 Portugal Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Aerogel European Supplying Unit for Space Applications (AerSUS)

Contract N°: 284494 Starting Date: 01/01/2012 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.952.090,06 Estimated total cost: € 2.565.625,21 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS GaN compared tomoreconventionalAlGaN/ The final objective will be the evaluation of InAlN/ frequencies (socalled“Kaband”). order toaddressapplications athigheroperating level willbere-usedandespecially optimizedin past developmentsatsemiconductor material some Also, roadmap. ESA existing the with ergy towards High Frequency GaNtechnologyinsyn- step next the be would project AL-IN-WON The conditions, radiations,etc. mal constraints, overdrive operations, jamming ther- strong under efficiency power and linearity answer totheneedfor hightransmittedpower, applications onboardsatellitepayloads.Itisan GaN technologyisanidealcandidatefor several tional semiconductortechnologies. intrinsic characteristicscomparedwithconven- mance for RF)andmicrowave systemsduetoits to provide ahighlevelof robustness andperfor- expected are (which applications governmental (GaN) arebeingdevelopedfor bothcivilianand New semiconductorssuchasgalliumnitride FREQUENCY SPACE APPLICATIONS BAND GAPGANTECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH DEVELOPMENT OFNEWGENERATION OFWIDE AlGaN andInAlNbasedmicrowave components AL-IN-WON The reliabilitystudywillbecompatiblewiththespatialrequirement. • • AL-IN-WON aimsatcomparingreliabilityandrobustnessoftwoGaNheterostructures:AlGaN/GaNInAlN/GaN. ABSTRACT Benefits ofReliabilityimprovement fromsemiconductormaterialstocircuits for Spaceapplications.

generation andnoisebehaviour AL HEMT willbeprocessedanditsshorttermreliabilityevaluated(lageff -IN-WON willalsoevaluatethehighfrequencylimitsofGaNfieldeffect transistorsintermsof power . and especiallyInAlN,ifsuccessful. technology, GaN by offered breakthrough major of major concerns, we expect to demonstrate the cations, for whichreliability androbustnessare with highpower density. Regardingspaceappli- breakdown voltage,highcurrentandcompliant GaN highpower HEMTtechnologywithveryhigh ect f or instance).

Courtesy of UMS Project Coordinator Didier BAGLIERI next decade. seen as a major evolution in the band” frequencies, which are fore- communication systems in“Ka needs for futureon-boardspace This technologywilladdressthe European citizens? benefit project this does How Europe. which iscriticalfor thefutureof Space the Work Programme2009,asone in listed explicitly is components, atechnologywhich regarding GalliumNitridespace of theindependenceEurope The projectaddressestheissue for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant lead onsemiconductortechnology. space application.Europehasa InAlN /GaNHEMTtechnologyfor evaluate the reliability level of the The main goal of this project is to to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS AL-IN-WON AlGaN and InAlN based microwave components

LIST OF PARTNERS

• United Monolithic Semiconductors S.A.S, France • XLIM, Limoges University, France • UNIPD, University of Padova, Italy • Microwave Electronic for Communications, MEC Italy • III-V LAB, France • Thales Alenia Space, France • United Monolithic Semiconductors SAS, UMS SAS, France • United Monolithic Semiconductors GmbH, UMS GmbH, Germany

COORDINATOR CONTACT

United Monolithic Semiconductors S.A.S, France Didier BAGLIERI Tel: +33 1 69 86 32 16 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

AlGaN and InAlN based microwave components (AL-IN-WON)

Contract N°: 242394 Starting Date: 01/11/2010 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.953.471,40 Estimated total cost: € 3.368.361,60 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS 14m solarsailCFRPboomswithanovel deployment mechanismfor extension control. inflatable uses that structure sail 5m x 5m technology for a deployment and include: support; a 5m x These 1m roll-out solar years. array that utilizes bistable three composite booms; and next the in 6-8 of TRL a to structures space deployable large innovative and robust, useful, specific, three develop to is DEPLOYTECH of objective The ABSTRACT Use inSpace Development andTesting ofGossamer/Deployable Structuresfor DEPLOYTECH InflateSAIL DeorbitingSystem deployment andsupport; for technology inflatable uses that structure sail 5m x 5m a include: These years. three next the deployable space structures to aTRLof6-8in three specific, useful, robust, and innovative large Thus, the objectiveof DEPLOYTECH is to develop order of2-3. part ofthesetechnologiesisstillverylow inthe The Technology ReadinessLevel(TRL)ofagreat structures arefurtherdevelopedandde-risked. sails. Hence, it is important that large deployable tures, solarpanels,thermalshieldsandgossamer there isacurrentgrowing needfor largeraper- tems tobestoredduringthelaunchphase.Also, sys- very compact for allowing and spacecraft and capabilityofreducingmasssubstantiallyon Deployable structures comewiththepromise crease infairingsizethelastthreedecades. limited todate,andhavenotresultedinan- Advances inlaunchvehicledesignhavebeen reflectors, large dars, radiators, Sun shields and solar arrays. of part integral Earth observationsatelliteantennasandra- an as and ed asthebackbonefor variousspacesystems Large deployable spacestructuresareneed- LARGE DEPLOYABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR SPACE

bistable compositetubes. structures toanimproved analyticalmodelfor modeling thedeployment dynamicsofseveral tube structures to the controllability of extension, an analysisofproperfolding for membraneand from place, take will activities modeling specific extension control. Also, during this project several booms withanovel deployment mechanismfor CFRP sail solar 14m and booms; composite ble a 5m x 1m roll-out solar array that utilizes bista-

©InflateSAIL - University of Surrey Project Coordinator Vaios LAPPAS ner. man- flexible effective, cost more systems anddeorbit systemsina solar arrays, sailpropulsion ing ultra-lightstructures suchas plications can be conveived us- in space.Newmissions/spaceap- structures andsystemstobeused space flexible efficient, and (mass) lighter more enable tentially ofnew use space technology, whichcanpo- the from benefit to European citizenswillbeable European citizens? benefit project this does How future useinspace. technology intheneartermfor to maturedeployable structure ment ofkey technologiesinorder ogy throughcoordinateddevelop- will pushtheTRLoftechnol- and Europe in field, the in leaders, project bringsagroupofworld DEPLOYTECH The expensive. and such systemscanbechallenging complex and thedevelopment/testingof are structures) samer Space deployable structures(gos- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant proposed DEPLOYTECH project. to 6-8withinthe3yearsof nologies fromacurrentTRLof2-3 The aimistodevelopthesetech- • 14msolarsailbooms • 1mx5mdeployable solararray • 5mxinflatablesail ployable technologies: and innovative largespacede- robust useful, specific, 3 develop The objectiveofthisprojectisto to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS DEPLOYTECH Development and Testing of Gossamer/Deployable Structures for Use in Space

LIST OF PARTNERS

• University of Surrey, United Kingdom • DLR, Germany • Astrium, France • RolaTube, United Kingdom • Cambridge University, United Kingdom • Athena-SPU, Greece • TNO, Netherlands • CGG Technologies, Netherlands

COORDINATOR CONTACT

University of Surrey, United Kingdom Prof. Vaios LAPPAS Tel: +44 1483683412 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Development and Testing of Gossamer/Deployable Structures for Use in Space (DEPLOYTECH)

Contract N°: 284474 Starting Date: 01/01/2012 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.829.745,00 Estimated total cost: € 2.523.511,55 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Launcher Structures New RobustDESignGuidelinefor Imperfection SensitiveCOmposite DESICOS structural weightwillbereducedby 20%comparedtothecurrentguidelines. DESICOS developsanewdesignguidelinefor imperfection sensitivelauncher structuresmadeofcomposites.The ABSTRACT which is45%higher comparedtoNASASP 8007. SPLA, leads directly to the design buckling load, ally loaded unstiffened cylinder, applying the new axi- an that demonstrated investigation recent A need for anewpreciseandfastdesignapproach. metal” structures. Here there is an increased allows for thedesigningofonlysocalled“black This isnotconsideredintheNASASP8007,which from suchmaterialsdependonthelay-updesign. sensitivity andthebucklingloadofshellsmade ered suitable,inparticularsincetheimperfection al behaviourofcompositematerialisnotconsid- The guideline dates from 1968, and the structur- lower bound curve. NASA SP8007guidelinesusingtheconservative prone tobucklingaredesignedaccordingthe Currently, imperfection sensitiveshellstructures turbing loadleadstotheworstimperfection. (SPLA), whichassumesthatalargeenoughdis- Approach Load Perturbation Single the exploiting fection sensitivecomposite launcherstructures, these aimsby anewdesignapproachfor imper- the settingupofDESICOS,whichcontributesto cheaper launchertransportsystemshasledto The Spaceindustry’s demand for lighterand STRUCTURES MADEOFCOMPOSITES NEW DESIGNGUIDELINEFOR FUTURELAUNCHER driven usecases. bydifferentdemonstrated industrially be will tial summarized inadesignhandbook.Thepoten- will befurtherdeveloped,validatedby testsand kept constant.With DESICOSthenewmethods sponds to20%weightreduction,iftheloadis This increased allowance in buckling load corre-

©DLR, Germany Project Coordinator Richard DEGENHARDT life. and thuscontributestoqualityof rial andpropellantconsumption weight directlyreducesrawmate- exchange. In addition, reduction of closer connectionby information of users andwillbringpeopleinto range a wider for affordable more become public the to offers er launchers. Thus, space based will lead to more efficient and saf- The applicationofthenewtools European citizens? benefit project this does How reserve capacities. the of exploitation full the allow by newdesignapproacheswhich DESICOS contributestothisaim structures madeofcomposites. going to design future launcher The EuropeanSpaceindustryis for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant dustrially drivenusecases. in- different within demonstrated validated by newtestsandwillbe composites. Themethodswillbe cal launcherstructuresmadeof tectures ofcylindricalandconi- methods for mostrelevantarchi- We aimtodevelopnewdesign to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS DESICOS New Robust DESign Guideline for Imperfection Sensitive COmposite Launcher Structures

LIST OF PARTNERS

• German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany • Astrium SAS, France • Astrium GmbH, Germany • GRIPHUS – Aeronautical Engineering for Manufacturing, Israel • Technical University Delft, Netherlands • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover, Germany • Private University of Applied Sciences Göttingen, Germany • Politecnico di Milano, Italy • Riga Technical University, Latvia • RWTH Aachen, Germany • Israel Institute of Technology (TECHNION), Israel • Co-operative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures (CRC-ACS), Australia

COORDINATOR CONTACT

German Aerospace Center (DLR), Prof. Richard DEGENHARDT Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Tel: +49 (531) 295 3059 Systems, Braunschweig, Germany Mobile: +49 162 269 2474 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

New Robust DESign Guideline for Imperfection Sensitive COmposite Launcher Structures (DESICOS)

Contract N°: 282522 Starting Date: 01/02/2012 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.997.700,00 Estimated total cost: € 3.046.454,40 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS from ProtoplanetaryDiscs Analysis andModellingofMulti-wavelengthObservationalData DiscAnalysis ABSTRACT cal composition, over the discs’ fullradialextent. as gasanddustdensity, temperatureandchemi- probe theconditionsfor planetformation, such HST), andthesedataneed tobefolded into Telescope VLT, andtheHubble spacetelescope the Herschelspaceobservatory, theVery Large ongoing observationalkey programmes (such as our teamhasaccesstothelatestresultsfrom high-quality discmodels.Besidesarchivaldata, lyse, andinterpretthedataby meansofnovel use FP7resources for manpower tocollect, ana- in relationtoeachother. Theprojectwillmainly riously under-utilisedandusuallynotdiscussed se- are but exists, data survey of amounts Large cm wavelengths. whole electromagneticspectrumfromX-raysto telescopes withground-baseddata,covering the by combiningobservationaldatafor space-based discs, protoplanetary so-called the exo-planets, FP7 project, we will study the birthplaces of such nomical telescopesandinstrumentation.Inthis science driversfor the currentdesignofastro- the universe?”,isundoubtedlyoneofmain tem, relatedtothequestion“arewealonein The searchfor planets outsideofthesolarsys- UNDERSTANDING THEBIRTH-PLACES OFPLANETS understanding ofthephysicalandchemicalconditionsfor planetformation. wavelengths, toprobethegasanddustpropertiesinthesesystems.Ourmodellingofthisdataaimsatadetailed DiscAnalysis willcollectmulti-wavelengthobservationaldatafromthebirth-placesofplanets,X-raystocm Sketch ofprotoplanetarydisc initial conditionsofplanetformation. the and evolution disc explore to data, mission space- European existing of use best the make to modelling and observations in expertise team disc structure.We willcapitaliseonourunique tion is,andhow thepresenceofplanetsalters how important thestellarUVandX-rayirradia- ple, how the gasanddustindiscsevolvetime, exam- forformation, planet to related questions the discs, and answer a number of fundamental determine the physical and chemical structure of to able be will efforts, we modelling detailed our Based onthesemulti-wavelengthdatasetsand andimages). profiles line fluxes, line ferometry, are comparedtoobservations (photometry, inter- coverage and completenessastohow themodels We also aim for a breakthrough in wavelength- fer, non-LTE modelling). dust evolution, continuum & line radiative trans- modelled (astrochemistry, gasheating&cooling, physical, chemicalandradiativeprocessestobe pleteness concerningtheinclusionofimportant how toreachanunprecedentedlevelofcom- Our teamcovers therequiredmodellingknow-

©Dr. Peter Woitke - St. Andrews University, UK Project Coordinator Peter WOITKE obtained fromdifferent platforms. bine astronomicalobservations com- effort to international new a need we existence, own our about these fundamentalquestions stars haveplanets.To answer to planetEarth,andwhysome planets form, how the watercame Everybody wantstoknow how European citizens? benefit project this does How etary discs. protoplan- of sample well-defined multi-wavelength datasetsfor a collaboration tocompilecoherent we will establish a transnational research. ThroughthisFP7project, etary discandplanetformation observational data for protoplan- European spacemissionsproduce for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant servational data. ob- multi-wavelength existing to trum, andtoapplythesemodels the wholeelectromagneticspec- develop discmodelsapplicableto to and community scientific the in from variouswavelengthdomains differentTothe perspectives unify to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS DiscAnalysis Analysis and Modelling of Multi-wavelength Observational Data from Protoplanetary Discs

LIST OF PARTNERS

• The University Court of the University of St Andrews, United Kingdom • Universiteit van Amsterdam (Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek), Netherlands • Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute), Netherlands • Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble 1 (IPAG), France • Universität Wien (University of Vienna), Austria

COORDINATOR CONTACT

The University Court of the University of Dr. Peter Woitke St Andrews, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1334 461681 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Analysis and Modelling of Multi-wavelength Observational Data (DiscAnalysis)

Contract N°: 284405 Starting Date: 01/01/2012 Duration: 51 months EU Contribution: € 2.609.621,60 Estimated total cost: € 1.993.622,00 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS in Space Environment for Human Exploration andRoboticExperimentation eHEROES ABSTRACT makes thatitsgoal. last part is as important as the first and eHEROES Moon andreturninghimsafely totheEarth”.The before thedecadeisout,oflandingamanon tion should commit itself to achieving the goal, the wordsofPresidentKennedy, “(…)...thisna- In mission. successful a after Earth the to safely science tomake surethatsuchheroes willreturn all thatispossiblewithinthereachofmodern support. The consortium eHEROES intends to do ple and one which needs proper preparation and peo- for endeavour heroic a is space Exploring missions. and in finding the right time frame to operate the suits space the spacecraft, the designing into put be must care Extreme radiation. lethal to posed ex- are Orbits Earth Low the entering Humans ENVIRONMENT ANDSPACE EXPLORATION UNDERSTANDING THELINK BETWEENSPACE mate goalofunderstandingthethreatstospaceexploration. eHeroes aims at characterising the spaceenvironment, its variability on long and shorttimescales, with theulti- Electron flow inareconnectionregionwherethemagneticfieldenergyisreleasedintokineticenergy. ing ofthespaceenvironment. computer simulationstofurtherourunderstand- use newandavailabledata,models,theories also takes abroaderanddeeperview by tryingto to theMoon,Marsandbeyond.ButeHEROES encounter inreachingbeyondtheEarth’s orbit, will exploration of missions that threats the on variation over time.Thefocus will,ofcourse,be ditions found inthespace environmentandits provide thebestestimateandpredictionofcon- to producenewvalue-addeddataproducts ing knowledge (bothinEuropeandabroad) exist- the improve to aims also It observations. satellite and ground on based data existing the The consortiumeHEROES aims at harnessing

© eHEROES project Project Coordinator Giovanni LAPENTA cational activities. children toadults,infunandedu- gaging thepublic,fromyoung public outreachcomponent,en- mate. eHEROESwillhaveastrong solar variability on the Earth’s cli- understanding the impact of the But itisalsoarequiredstepin space. exploit and explore to step arequired as beneficial is ment Understanding the spaceenviron- European citizens? benefit project this does How nomic leadership. new challengesleadstoeco- economic aswellsocial.Taking our knowledge. Thereasonsare records and pushingthelimits of other Europeansbreaking new see should space The of exploration continents. new explore to peans venturedacrossoceans Euro- frontier. final the is Space for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant tion totheMoonandMars. ning of future missions of explora- data productstosupporttheplan- isting knowledge andprovide new ex- improve will We environment. from the dynamicnatureofspace coming exploration space and characterisethethreatsto eHEROES wantstounderstand to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS eHEROES Environment for Human Exploration and Robotic Experimentation in Space

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium • Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland • NOVELTIS SAS, France • P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation • Oulun Yliopisto, Finland • University College London, United Kingdom • Universitaet Graz, Austria • Royal Observatory of Belgium, Belgium • Hvar Observatory, Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb, Croatia • Konkoly Observatory, Hungary • Observatoire de Paris at CNRS, France • University of Catania, Italy • Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica - National Institute orf Astrophysics, Italy • Schweizerisches Forschungsinstitut für Hochgebirgsklima und Medizin Davos, Switzerland • Georg-August Universität Göttingen Stiftung Öffentlichen Rechts, Germany

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Prof. Giovanni LAPENTA Tel: +32 (16) 327965 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Environment for Human Exploration and RObotic Experimentation in Space (eHEROES)

Contract N°: 284461 Starting Date: 1/3/2012 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.999.720,85 Estimated total cost: € 2.524.108,00 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS European LevitatedSphericalActuator ELSA a newconceptofAOCS willbeavailableontheEuropeanmarket, bringinganITAR freeAOCS. ELSA aimsatbringingtheconceptofReactionSpheretolevelanElegantBreadboard.With enoughmaturity, its currentrotationaxis. of independently inertia maximum a constantly unparalleled symmetry, ahollow sphere delivers a three dimensional (3D) motor. Because of its The spherecanbeaccelerated in anydirectionby as areplacementtothecurrentlyusedapproach. tion by magnetic levitation, is proposed in ELSA The useofasingleReactionSphere,heldinposi- entific spacemissions. sci- and commercial of quality and efficiency the spacecraft subsystems, having a major impact on been recognizedsincelongasoneofthemain Attitude and orbit control systems (AOCS) have CONTROL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT OFANOVEL ATTITUDE ABSTRACT Reaction spheremountedonitstestbench. moment gyromodelsatthesametime. cally beusedinreaction,momentum,andcontrol can theoreti- asphere Moreover, configuration. than 50% with respect to a three-reaction wheel fer theadvantageofa reductioninmassofmore rangement withasingleReactionSpherewillof- inertia capacitieswithinthesamevolume,anar- and -volume ratios. It turns out that, with equivalent inertia-to-mass useful axis multi optimal Furthermore, ahollow spherehasthenatural

© 2012 - CSEM Project Coordinator Emmanual ONILLON flexibility, which is expected to is expected lead toahigherscientificreturn. which flexibility, enable improved mission planning to traditionalreactionwheelswill tional availablemodescompared in future missions. Theenhancedopera- experiments scientific and willfreeupmoremassfor mance willenhancereliability lower massfor a given perfor- accuracy willbeimproved. The formances, thesatellitepointing As aresultofimproved ACS per- European citizens? benefit project this does How a higherlevelofmaturity. titude and orbit controlsystems to satellites by bringinganewactuatorfor at- scientific and mercial independently manufacturecom- improve Europeancapacityto Control System.Thegoalisto to market anITAR freeAttitude The ELSAdevelopmentwillbring for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant parison totraditionalACS. gain in mass and volume in com- brings higher performances and a tude ControlSystem(ACS), which novel conceptofSatelliteAtti- The projectaimsatdesigninga to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS ELSA European Levitated Spherical Actuator

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique, Switzerland • Maxon motor, Switzerland • Sener, Ingenieria y Sistemas S.A., Spain • Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques, Belgium • Centrum Badan Kosmic Znych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poland • Redshift, Belgium

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique Emmanuel Onillon Switzerland Tel: +41 32 720 5402 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

European Levitated Spherical Actuator (ELSA)

Contract N°: 283223 Starting Date: 01/12/2011 Duration: 30 months EU Contribution: € 1.966.305,00 Estimated total cost: € 3.143.391,50 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Materials European SpaceQualifiedCarbon Fibers andImpregnatedBased EUCARBON ABSTRACT EUCARBON resins inserted withcarbonnanotubes. epoxy and fibres carbon developed the volving » produced in Europe by a European manufacturer; » project: The following developmentswillresult fromthe facilities underEuropeansupervision. necessary thattheyaredevelopedinEuropean free, unrestrictedaccess to thesematerials,itis lead timesandcosts.Inorderfor Europetohave space, mainlyrelatedtotheincreaseddelivery This issue weakens European competitiveness in countries. source inEuropeunderthesupervisionofforeign produced outside Europe or produced by only one iseither fibre carbon qualified aerospace ently technological innovation inspaceresearch.Pres- terials. Thesematerialsarebuildingblocksfor ma- pre-impregnated and fibre carbon qualified sent recognisedneedsofEuropeanmadespace EUCARBON projectaimsatovercoming thepre- FIBER MANUFACTURING CAPACITIES PROVIDE EUROPEWITHSPACE QUALIFIEDCARBON pre-impregnated basedmaterials. forcapabilities performance and manufacturing high fibres and carbon technical with providesEurope EUCARBON » » space high and ultrahigh modulus carbon fibres to be qualified pre-impregnated materials in- materials pre-impregnated qualified aircraft, automotive,andothers. other strategicsectorsofindustryinEuropelike EUCARBON will also provide raw materials for launcher components. demonstrator partsfor useassatellitesand with the conception, production and testing of The above technologieswillbedemonstrated mal andelectricalconductivity. fibres carbon composites inspaceapplications:theirlow ther- of use the to linked issues main These novel materials will address one of the

©ESA Project Coordinator Celeste Perreira objectives. for achievingEurope’s strategic which isasine-qua-noncondition cess tocriticalspacetechnologies, Europe needsnon-dependent ac- Europe anditsroleintheworld. ence, securityandprosperityof set contributingtotheindepend- The spacesectorisastrategicas- European citizens? benefit project this does How tiveness. will promoteEuropeancompeti- on thesecriticaltechnologiesand will reduceEuropeandependence project EUCARBON fibre. qualified carbon aerospace for pacities technical andmanufacturingca- Presently, Europe does not have for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant in spaceresearch. blocks for technologicalinnovation These materialsarethebuilding and pre-impregnated materials. fibre carbon qualified space made recognised needofEuropean We aimtoovercome thepresent to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS EUCARBON European Space Qualified Carbon Fibers and Impregnated Based Materials

LIST OF PARTNERS

• INEGI – Institute for Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management, Portugal • Fibras Sintéticas de Portugal SA, Portugal • EADS Casa Espacio SL, Spain • CTL Tastail Teoranta Limited, Ireland

COORDINATOR CONTACT

INEGI – Institute for Mechanical Engineering and Dr. Celeste PEREIRA Industrial Management, Portugal Tel.: +351 229578710 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

European Space Qualified Carbon Fibers and Impregnated Based Materials (EUCARBON)

Contract N°: 284500 Starting Date: 01/12/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.997.446,98 Estimated total cost: € 3.197.683,88 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Platform for EuropeanCMOSImagers EUROCIS ABSTRACT CMOS imager annealing. backside passivationprocess usinglaser and backsidethinning.Akey element hereisthe ers willbedevelopedusingstitchingtechnology than commercialimagers)highsensitivityimag- very demanding).Hencelargearea(muchlarger quirements for the space applications (typically formance ofCMOSimagersandmatchthere- A secondgoaloftheprojectistopushper- how andtrack recordintheirfieldsofexpertise. know- excellent have partners all as consortium This goalwillbeachievedusingtheproposed solely European(andhenceITAR-free) sources. CMOS imagersfor space applicationswhichuses sion, thereisaneedfor suchasupplychainfor European the both Space Agency (ESA)and the European Commis- by identified As imagers. European supplychainfor state-of-theartCMOS The maingoalofthisprojectisthecreationa IMAGERS FACTURING BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED CMOS CREATING AEUROPEAN PLATFORM FOR MANU- pendence. requiring manufacturingsourcesoutsideEurope.Thisisofgreatimportancefor Europeintermsofstrategic inde- by addressed exactly is EUROCIS. Theprojectwilldevelopa‘productplatform’issue toserveimagersfor spaceneedsinthefuturewithout This imagers. worthy space of chain supply full a have currently not does Europe medical orsecurityapplications. open for) otherhigh-end imagerneedsine.g. needs. However, itwillserveaswell(andbe manufacturers) for their futurespaceimager used by thespaceindustry(ESA,CNES,satellite design andmanufacturingplatform thatcanbe The outcome of this project is a CMOS imager

© IMEC Project Coordinator Kyriaki MINOGLOU to thebenefitofcitizens. scientific and safety security, cal, aging applicationssuchasmedi- will alsoserveotherhigh-endim- space (e.g.Earth-observation)but enable demandingapplicationsin dustrial platform in EUROCIS will developed andbroughttoanin- The advancedimagertechnology European citizens? benefit project this does How Space industry. come availablefor theEuropean imagers willbedevelopedand- beyond state-of-the-arthigh-end Europe: for benefits strategic vide within Europe.EUROCIScanpro- capability manufacturing existing for which,currently, thereisno nated large area CMOS imagers Our focus isonbacksideillumi- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant nology withinEurope. tions) toadvancedimagertech- no dependenceonITAR restric- there isnon-restrictiveaccess(i.e. platform willbeset-upsuchthat European. Moreover thisimager for spaceimagersthatwillbefully We aimtosetupasupplychain to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS EUROCIS Platform for European CMOS Imagers

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw - imec, Belgium • SELEX Galileo, Italy • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek - TNO, Netherlands • Excico, France

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw Dr. Kyriaki Minoglou IMEC, Belgium Tel: +32 (16) 288203 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Platform for European CMOS Imagers (EUROCIS)

Contract N°: 284487 Starting Date: 01/11/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.993.216,00 Estimated total cost: € 2.884.010,60 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Forward AcquisitionofSoilandTerrain for ExplorationRover FASTER efficiency ofplanetaryexploration rovers. FASTER developstoolsfor thein-situevaluationofsoilandterrainproperties onplanetarysurfacestoincreasethe ABSTRACT about 200days. will requireroboticrovers tocover 10to20kmin forexample, (MSR), mission Return Sample Mars to betraversedinafew months.TheplannedESA future missions,wheretensofkilometreshave for sufficient not are velocities travel slow Such more thanafew metersperday. rovers today move exploration verycarefully, covering not planetary accidents, such avoid To otherwise verysuccessfulNASAMarsrover Spirit. sand oranotherobstacle.Thishappenedtothe softof stretch a in stuck gets rover a and wrong sensing data.Sometimes,theestimatesare be assessedbasedonrelativelysparseremote canonly of which trafficability the terrain, into rain. Inmostcases,therovers havetoventure ter- of expanses varied and vast traverse must rovers robotic missions, exploration planetary In MAKING PLANETARY EXPLORATION MOREEFFICIENT FASTER ScoutRover exploringthetrajectoryofExomarsrover. risk for themotherrover. enabling highertravelvelocitiesandreducingthe rover), MSR the as (such rover exploration larger a of path the on terrain the of trafficability the scout rover. The FASTER toolswill beabletotest able soilsensormountedonasmallall-terrain the new FASTER system are a lightweight port- planetary surfaces.Coretechnicalcomponentsof in-situ acquisitionofsoilandterrainpropertieson efficient an for concepts demonstrates and ops devel- States, Member EU five from partners six sary. FASTER, whichisaEuropeanconsortiumof neces- is surface planetary the of examination To increasetravelvelocities, anin-situphysical

© DFKI 2012 Project Coordinator Thomas VÖGELE robots. of terrestrial,professional service cations willimprove theusability technologies toterrestrialappli- dition, anadaptationofthecore industry andspacescience.Inad- tiveness of the European space FASTER strengthenthecompeti- The technologiesdevelopedin European citizens? benefit project this does How planetary exploration. pean spacemissionsdedicatedto Euro- of future results scientific and efficiency the improve to help and economicinterest.FASTER will scientific great bod- of generally is ies extraterrestrial other Moon and Mars, of exploration The for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant such asMarsorMoon. on unknown planetarysurfaces, efficiently more and to faster move rovers exploration planetary light-weight soilprobe,willenable an all-terrainscoutrover anda etary surfaces.TheFASTER tools, plan- of trafficability the to lated means togatherin-situdatare- We aimtodevelopthetechnical to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS FASTER Forward Acquisition of Soil and Terrain for Exploration Rover

LIST OF PARTNERS

• German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence DFKI GmbH, Germany • University of Surrey, United Kingdom • Astrium Limited, United Kingdom • Space Application Services NV, Belgium • Liquifer Systems Group GmbH, Austria • Astri Polska Sp. zo.o., Poland

COORDINATOR CONTACT

German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence Dr.-Ing. Thomas VÖGELE DFKI GmbH, Germany Tel: +49(421) 178454130 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Forward Acquisition of Soil and Terrain for Exploration Rover (FASTER)

Contract N°: 284419 Starting Date: 01/11/2011 Duration: 37 months EU Contribution: € 1.985.541,62 Estimated total cost: € 2.623.272,28 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Miniaturized Flow ControlUnit µFCU ABSTRACT missions like LISAorNGGM. propulsion systemsasrequiredfor futurespace allows mission designerstodevelopnewmicro- and controllingflows sccmandbelow. of0.1 This Such asmallFCU willweighlessthan 100grams ics requirementsandAITeffort. electron - driver complexity, reduce shall it more, Further- stability. term long and drift tightness, technologies withrespecttomassreduction,leak existing outperform shall development new This miniaturized flow controlunit(FCU). The µFCU project will develop and prequalify a neutralizers. and thrusters the supply to gas Xenon of flows intended EPsystemsneedcontrolledandsteady future spacemissionsandsatellites.Mostofthe Electric propulsion (EP) is a key technology for MISSIONS ENABLING FUTUREMICROPROPULSIONSPACE µFCU provides animproved flow controlunitbringingtechnicalleadershiptoEurope. Artist impressionofSMART-1 in criticalspacetechnologies. ponents to strengthen Europe’s non-dependence µFCU conceptusesonlyEuropeansourcedcom- The FCUs. existing to compared reduction power space probes will benefit from the 90% mass and ready used for large satellites and interplanetary Standard electricpropulsionsystemsthatareal-

© ESA Project Coordinator Hans-Peter HARMANN competitors. advantage over their international ropean satellitemanufacturers an further strengthened,givingEu- tion inelectricpropulsionwillbe cations. With µFCU, Europe’s posi- for scienceandcommercialappli- spacecraft tomorrow’s for nology Electric propulsion is a key tech- European citizens? benefit project this does How European suppliers. reduce the dependency from non- fully European-sourcedµFCU will state-of-the-art technology. The satellites electricpropulsionisa For largetelecommunication sion system. a coreelementofsuchpropul- be will unit control flow gas µFCU tric micropropulsionsystem.The space missions requiring an elec- scientific advanced plans Europe for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant and users. cooperation withfuturecustomers concept shallbetestedinclose be developedandbuilt.Thenew tra low gas flows (<0.1 sccm) shall A miniaturizedcontrolunitfor ul- to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS µFCU Miniaturized Flow Control Unit

LIST OF PARTNERS

• AST Advanced Space Technologies GmbH, Germany • Innovative Sensor Technology AG, Switzerland • Staiger GmbH & Co. KG, Germany • RHP Technology GmbH & Co. KG, Austria • TransMIT Gesellschaft für Technologietransfer mbH, Germany

COORDINATOR CONTACT

AST Advanced Space Technologies GmbH, Dr. Hans-Peter Harmann Germany Tel: +49 (8382) 9892068 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Miniaturized Flow Control Unit (µFCU)

Contract N°: 284100 Starting Date: 01/12/2011 Duration: 22 months EU Contribution: € 1.428.212,00 Estimated total cost: € 2.074.753,60 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Thermal Protection Hybrid AblativeDevelopmentForRe-EntryInPlanetaryAtmospheric HYDRA planetary probesandNearEarthObjects(NEOs)exploration. temperature resistance,for theiruseinspaceapplicationssuchashotpartsofvehiclesfor orbitalentry, high and environments oxidative extreme with (TPS), systems protection thermal hybrid develop to aims HYDRA Artist impressionofanenvironmentwherehybridthermalprotectionsystemsarenecessary. ABSTRACT programme. the casefor therecentlyretiredUSspaceshuttle able for higherbudgetmissions.Thishasbeen mally far more expensive and therefore only suit - on advancedceramics)arelight weightbutnor- hand reusable solutions (which are mostly based heavy layerisnormallyrequired.Ontheother during theentryphase.Thisiswhyathickand (or charred) consumed being by spacecraft the protects it as use single a only offers but lution effective so- cost a is shield of type ablative The mission. the of needs specific the on depending Each ofthetwoalternativesiscarefullychosen able materials. reus- or ablative systems: such of wall external Currently there are two material families for the damaged duringthereturnfromouterspace. structure orpayloadsofthevehicleswouldbe from aerodynamicheating.Otherwisethesub- thermal protectionsystem(TPS)toprotectthem mosphere (e.g. the Earth’s) require the use of a Space vehiclesthatenterintoaplanetaryat- RE-ENTRY ABLATIVE/CERAMIC SHIELDS FOR PLANETARY DEVELOPMENT OFANEWGENERATION OFHYBRID order toreducetheoverall massofthe system. tive layer on topof a reusable ceramic shield in of ablativeandreusablematerials: athinabla- thermal shieldsolutionbased onacombination The HYDRAprojectisaimedat developinganovel during theentryphaseisabsolutelyessential. environments oxidative and loads heat extreme for futurespaceapplicationsabletowithstand the developmentofnewmaterialsandsystems being able to purchase these materials. Therefore than 20yearsold.Anotherbigproblemisactually from technologiesthatareinmostcasesmore for thiskindofmission,havebeendeveloped Moreover, the materials, that are most suitable the vehicleandtherefore veryhardtoachieve. tremely dependantontheamountofweight ex- are missions Such state-of-the-art. current demands for thethermal shieldgobeyondthe sample returnfromanotherbodytoEarth,the (gas giants – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) or planets Jovian of exploration the as such sions mis- to addressed exploration, space future For

© Astrium GmbH Project Coordinator Jorge BARCENA applications. tween space and terrestrial daily on thetechnologytransfer be- is focused (TTPO) Office gramme The ESATechnology Transfer Pro- by theEuropeanSpaceAgency. jectives oftheactivitiesfunded tem technologies, one ofthe ob- novative thermalprotection sys- advantage ofthenewHYDRAin- Space exploration will initially take European citizens? benefit project this does How ropean spaceindustry. strengthen thepositionofEu- critical spacetechnologiesandto the EU),toimprove theaccessto nologies provided fromoutside non-dependent scenario(ontech- nology, asitaimsatcreatinga pendence ofEuropeinspacetech- HYDRA willcontributetotheinde- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant pean technologyproviders. sistent withthecapacitiesofEuro- novative technologysolutioncon- ceramics andwillprovide anin- top ofadvancedthermostructural tion ofanablativeouter-shieldon tion systemthroughtheintegra- ment ofanovel thermalprotec- HYDRA isaimedatthedevelop- to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS HYDRA Hybrid Ablative Development For Re-Entry In Planetary Atmospheric Thermal Protection

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Tecnalia Research and Innovation, Spain • Astrium GmbH, Germany • Astrium S.A.S., France • Societe des Lieges HPK, France • Deutsches Zentrum für Luft - und Raumfahrt EV, Germany • Hps High Performance Structures Gestao E Engenharia, Lda., Portugal • National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Greece • Institutul National De Cercetari Aerospatiale Elie Carafoli - I.N.C.A.S. SA, Romania • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ranceF • Universität Stuttgart, Germany

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Tecnalia Research and Innovation, Spain Dr. Jorge BARCENA Tel: +34 946 430 850 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Hybrid Ablative Development For Re-Entry In Planetary Atmospheric Thermal Protection (HYDRA)

Contract N°: 283797 Starting Date: 01/02/2012 Duration: 37 months EU Contribution: € 1.909.588,00 Estimated total cost: € 2.606.902,63 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS satellites Innovative LiquidMicroPulsedPlasmaThrustersystemfor nano- L-µPPT ABSTRACT control ofthemasspropellant injected. tion andimpulsebitpredictability, throughatight utiliza - propellant of terms in PPTs Teflon-based over improvements significant ex- enable to propellant, pected liquid on based technology er) of anovel PPT (PropellantPulsedPlasmaThrust- project willdevelopandassessthefunctionality im- pulse micro-propulsionsystems.TheL-µPPT specific, high lightweight, compact, ciently ofsuffi- lack the by restricted currently is craft However, the applicationrangeofmicro-space- a largepayloadover afleetofsmallspacecrafts. to increaseamission’s reliabilityby distributing atellites arealsopotentiallyusefulasameans reduce developmentandlaunchercosts.Nanos- (micro/nano-fabrication), and from thedesire to the wideravailabilityofenablingtechnologies est for micro-spacecrafts essentially follows from inter- current The design. spacecraft of evolution and missiontypeshashadalargeimpactonthe The rapidemergenceofnewapplication domains PROPELLANT PULSEDPLASMATHRUSTER DEVELOPING ANINNOVATIVE LIQUID and duration. L-µPPT project is aimed at developing new thrusters initially for cubesats, in order to improve current mission profile Cubesat Thrusterconceptualimage. pulsion system. roles toadvanceinthedevelopment ofPPTpro- different in together work will Switzerland and three Member States (Spain, Poland, Sweden) an industryandaresearchorganization)from ance and vacuum stand). Six partners (four SMEs, ponents (thruster, injector, electronics,thrustbal- development phasesfor eachsystemsubcom- and design subsequent and phase, specification Each prototypeshallhaveanassociatedsystem design ofafullyfunctionalprototype. prototype, first a of development followed the by a two-stepimplementationwhichsupportsthe ellites. TheL-µPPT projectroadmapisbasedon modern electricpropulsionsystemsfor largesat- ventional PPTs ofcon- with performances on par with and robustness scalability the offering micro-spacecrafts for technology propulsion ling gies, theL-µPPT projectwilldevelopacompel- By leveragingstate-of-the-artMEMStechnolo-

© L-μPPT Project Coordinator Eduardo Rémirez transfer. creation andfuturetechnology industry inEuropewillleadtojob for Europe.Promotingthecubesat ing thecurrentcubesatindustry improv- hence cubesats, of profile L-uPPT willimprove themission European citizens? benefit project this does How market. technology toleadthisnewniche happens, Europe must have the of thecubesatplatform. Whenthis while maintainingtheuniqueness of capabilitieswillberequired, ment andindustry, alargerrange interest tootherusersingovern- cubesats. Ascubesatsbecomeof widen themissioncapabilitiesof This projectaimstoimprove and for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant flight for testing. ready and conditions totype thrusters tested on space pro- have to expect we duration sats. Bytheendofproject and mission capabilities of cube- thruster willincreasethelife span pellant, initiallyfor cubesats.This ma thrusterfuelled by liquid pro- We aimtodevelopapulsedplas- to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS L-µPPT Innovative Liquid Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster system for nano- satellites

LIST OF PARTNERS

• JMP Ingenieros, Spain • Najera Aerospace, Spain • Mecartex SA, Switzerland • Sunshine Technologies SP Zoo Organizacji, Poland • Nanospace AB, Sweden • Instytut plazmy i laserowej mikrosyntezy im. Sylwerstra Kaliskiego, Poland

COORDINATOR CONTACT

JMP Ingenieros, Spain Eduardo Remirez Tel: +34 941 44 19 09 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Innovative Liquid Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster system for nanosatellites (L-µPPT)

Contract N°: 283279 Starting Date: 01/11/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.930. 432 Estimated total cost: € 2.747.030,80 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Energization Monitoring, AnalyzingandAssessingRadiationBeltLoss MAARBLE ABSTRACT energization ofparticles. efficient the in role crucial a play to known are tra low frequencyelectromagneticwaves, which loss. Particular attention is paid to the role of ul - leading toradiationbeltparticleenergizationand analyze andassessthephysicalmechanisms based magnetometermonitoring,inorderto ospace environment, complemented by ground- employs ge- project the of monitoring spacecraft ing ofradiationbeltdynamics.TheMAARBLE satellites, westillhavenocompleteunderstand- Explorer the by era space the of years early the Although theradiationbeltswerediscovered in humans inspace. ason well as spacecraft on impacts direct has evance toanyhumanendeavourinspace,asit rel- of also is and interest scientific outstanding of is variability belt Radiation field. geomagnetic high-energy chargedparticlesaretrappedby the shaped regions encircling the Earth, inwhich The Van Allenradiationbeltsaretwotorus- TION BELTS UNDERSTANDING THEDYNAMICS OFEarth’SRADIA- low frequencyelectromagneticwavesingeospace. MAARBLE aims at shading light on the ways the dynamic evolution of the Earth’s radiation belt is influenced by ultra Maarble Earthradiation this end,theprojectforesees: weather monitoringandforecasting capability. To and for theestablishment ofaEuropeanspace exploration space manned forand merits robotic standing ofradiationbeltdynamics,withdistinct under- scientific the to contribute will MAARBLE diation belts’relevantwaveactivity. » tion belts; low frequency (ULF andVLF)waves in theradia- » tron radiationbelts; guide thebestestimateofstateelec » » » » the developmentofastatisticalmodelra the creationofadatabaseultralo the useofdataassimilationtechniquesto w andvery

© MAARBLE Consortium - G. Karachristos - - Project Coordinator Ioannis A.DAGLIS ropean citizens. service satellitesofinteresttoEu- tem Galileoandnumerousother European satellitenavigationsys- to thesmoothoperationof ability, which isof direct relevance edge on the radiation belts vari- MAARBLE willfoster newknowl - European citizens? benefit project this does How pean spaceassets. means tomitigateriskEuro- belt dynamicswillprovide the particles. Understanding radiation tremely energeticradiationbelt ex- of fluxes intense to exposed ate inregionswheretheycanbe Most Europeansatellitesoper- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant ments into data assimilation tools. incorporation ofparticlemeasure- statistical modelofwavesandthe ics, throughthedevelopmentofa waves andradiationbeltdynam- lationships betweenULFandVLF deeper understandingofthere- MAARBLE aimsatachievinga to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS MAARBLE Monitoring, Analyzing and Assessing Radiation Belt Loss and Energization

LIST OF PARTNERS

• National Observatory of Athens, Greece • Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales,rance F • Institutet for Rymdfysik, Sweden • Ústav fyziky atmosféry AV ČR, v.v.i., Czech Republic • Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom • University of Alberta, Canada • University of California, Los Angeles, USA

COORDINATOR CONTACT

National Observatory of Athens, Greece Ioannis A. DAGLIS Tel: +30 210 8109185 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Monitoring, Analyzing and Assessing Radiation Belt Loss and Energization (MAARBLE)

Contract N°: 284520 Starting Date: 01/01/2012 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.995.042,90 Estimated total cost: € 2.845.504,37 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS A GlobalApproachtoNear-EarthObjectImpactThreatMitigation NEOShield a NEOduringdeflectionattempt. the necessary data pertaining to the behaviour of periments and associated modelling to provide ex- laboratory includes concept NEOShield The opment ofactualtestmissionsatalaterstage. mitigation concepts,facilitatingtherapiddevel- designs willbeprovided for the mostfeasible options viatestmissions.Detailedtest-mission onstrating thefeasibility ofpromisingmitigation issues that currently stand in the way of dem- technical and providedscientific be critical will to the collision of a NEO with the Earth. Solutions tions relatingtorealisticoptionsfor preventing NEOShield willaddressindetailtheopenques- zation fromthenextmajorimpact? ard hasbeenlaidbare.Canweprotectourcivili- past 20yearsandtherealityofimpacthaz- mainly asteroids,havebeendiscovered over the tory. Thousandsofnear-Earth objects(NEOs), have taken placefrequentlyover geologicalhis- Collisions ofasteroidsandcometswiththeEarth OBJECTS FROMIMPACTING THEEarth PREVENTING HAZARDOUSNEAR-Earth ABSTRACT detailed designsofappropriatemissionsprovided. The feasibility ofspacemissionstotestourabilitypreventapotentiallycatastrophicimpactwillbestudied and NEOShield bringstogetheraninternationalteamtoaddresstheglobalissueofhazardousNEOimpactprevention. A near-Earthasteroidheadsfor theEarth’s surface.NEOShieldwillhelpto preventthisscenebecomingreality. of abroadinternationalstrategy will beinvitedtocontributetheestablishment NEOShield consortiuminvolvedinsuchactivities by theUN, ESA, NASA).Colleaguesoutsidethe (e.g. progress in efforts currently complementary impact threatarises.Accountwillbetaken of considered for implementation whenanactual sessed. Aninternationalresponsestrategywillbe niques andmissiondesignstobeaccuratelyas- NEOs and allow the feasibility of mitigation tech- to improve ourunderstandingofthenature help will modelling and results experimental The .

© NASA Project Coordinator Alan HARRIS ous impact. contribution topreventingaseri- significant a make will NEOShield of animpact,isrelativelyhigh. economic damage, as the result ing catastrophic human loss and suffer- of risk Its society. worked has asophisticated,highlynet- globe, isdenselypopulated,and Europe covers alargepartofthe European citizens? benefit project this does How a globalplayer. NEOShield willestablishEuropeas nant innon-Europeancountries, domi- been have field this in ties technology. Whileto-dateactivi- the development ofrelevantspace in experience extensive has pact ofahazardousNEO.Europe ing ourabilitytopreventtheim- NEOShield willworktowards test- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant missions willbepresented. designs offeasible demonstration adapted anddeveloped. Detailed be will guidance, spacecraft mous technologies, suchasautono- computer simulations. Relevant and experiments laboratory our vational dataandtheresultsof determined fromavailable obser- the propertiesofNEOswillbe Physical parametersrelatingto to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS NEOShield A Global Approach to Near-Earth Object Impact Threat Mitigation

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Deutsches Zentrum für Luft - und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany • Observatoire de Paris, France • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ranceF • The Open University, United Kingdom • Fraunhofer Ernst-Mach-Institut, Germany • The Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom • Astrium GmbH, Germany • Astrium Limited, United Kingdom • Astrium S.A.S., France • Deimos Space, Spain • SETI Institute Corporation Carl Sagan Center, United States • TsNIIMash, Russian Federation • University of Surrey, United Kingdom

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft -und Raumfahrt Prof. Alan HARRIS (DLR), Germany Tel: +49 30 67055 324 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

A Global Approach to Near-Earth Object Impact Threat Mitigation (NEOShield)

Contract N°: 282703 Starting Date: 01/01/2012 Duration: 41 months EU Contribution: € 3.963.009,20 Estimated total cost: € 5.843.115,40 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Satellites for SpaceExploration Chemical-µPropulsion for anEfficientandAccurateControlof PRECISE μ ABSTRACT few grams. is etchedonasiliconwafer andweighsonlya and modulararchitecture,e.g.themicro thruster tionary feature isitshighlycompact,lightweight requirements andlow systemweight.Arevolu- cal propulsionduetoitscompactness,low power between state-of-the-artelectricalandchemi- μ noeuvrability. tems for precise attitude and orbit control ma- noeuvers. These concepts require propulsion sys- advanced roboticmissionsandrendezvousma- flying, formation as such concepts mission new ( Systems The availabilityofmicroChemicalPropulsion CAL PROPULSIONSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT OFAMEMS-BASEDMICROCHEMI- Propulsion System( PRECISE focuses ontheresearchanddevelopmentofacompactMEMS-basedmonopropellantmicroChemical Thruster prototypewith CPS has been identified by ESA to fill the gap the fill to ESA by identified been has CPS μ P) om te ai fr defining for basis the forms CPS) μ CPS) for accurateattitudecontrolofsatellites. μ Catalyst. numerical models. ments will deliver data for the validation of the experi- These environment. vacuum space lated crucial. Finally, the is system propulsion the which mission for flying by twoend-users whoareplanningaformation application-oriented aspectswillbeaddressed plement thedevelopmentstages.Inaddition, System analysistoolswillbeenhancedtocom- ponents. com- system critical of reliability and efficiency Research anddevelopmentwillalsofocus onthe technologies requiredfor thepropulsionsystem. ducted and aimed at improving crucial MEMS market demands.Basicresearchwillbecon- research and development of a the for companies space experienced and tions know-how fromuniversities, researchorganisa- PRECISE combinesEuropeancapabilitiesand μ CPS willbetestedinasimu- μ CPS for future

© EADS Astrium Space Transportation, Germany Project Coordinator Markus GAUER requirements andsystemweight. lite missionsduetoitslow power key technologiesfor futuresatel- µCPS is considered as one of the ration missions.TheMEMS-based explo- space future and planned a propulsionsystemsoughtfor sion plannersanduniversities PRECISE deliversEuropeanmis- European citizens? benefit project this does How ternational competitiveness. overseas suppliersandfosters in- tions, reducesthedependenceon pendent Europeanspaceapplica- to µCPStechnologiesfor inde- The projectpromotestheaccess research centresanduniversities. renowned European organisations, PRECISE unitescontributionsfrom for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant vacuum conditions. will beconductedunderspace-like diagnostics. Finally, hotgas tests numerical toolsandtestfacility opment ofcrucialcomponents, of propulsionaspects,thedevel- The projectfocuses onresearch rate attitudecontrolofsatellites. a µCPSnecessaryfor highlyaccu- The aimofPRECISEistodevelop to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS PRECISE Chemical-µPropulsion for an Efficient and Accurate Control of Satellites for Space Exploration

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Germany • EADS Astrium Space Transportation, Germany • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ranceF • NPO Mashinostroyenia, Russia • Nanospace AB, Sweden • University of Surrey, United Kingdom • Universiteit Twente, Netherlands

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Markus GAUER (DLR), Germany Tel: +49 (551) 7092615 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Chemical-µPropulsion for an Efficient and Accurate Control of Satellites for Space Exploration (PRECISE)

Contract N°: 282948 Starting Date: 01/02/2012 Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 1.829.367,00 Estimated total cost: € 2.830.429,20 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS measurements inthelower thermosphereandre-entryresearch An internationalnetworkof50CubeSatsfor multi-point,in-situ QB50 ABSTRACT FOR SMALLSCALERESEARCHMISSIONS DE-ORBITING, RE-ENTRY ANDDISINTEGRATION » TECHNOLOGY ANDSCIENCEDEMONSTRATIONS » UNDERSAMPLED LOWER THERMOSPHERE DURATION SCIENTIFICMEASUREMENTS INTHE » » » CubeSats aretheonlyrealistic option. be achievedby using verylow-cost satellites,and measurements inthelower thermospherecanonly for thefuture. Anetworkofsatellitesfor in-situ ments hasbeencarriedoutin the pastorisplanned atmospheric networkmission for in-situmeasure- sonable inviewofthelimitedorbitallifetime. No dustrial standardswouldbeveryhighandnotrea- the costofanetwork50satellitesbuilttoin- measurements in the lower thermosphere because in-situ for network multi-spacecraft a pursuing not unexplored lower thermosphere. Space agencies are science andin-orbitdemonstrationsinthelargely first-class perform to vehicle, launch low-cost a on Sat teamsallover theworldasaprimarypayload launching anetworkof50CubeSatsbuiltby Cube - The QB50projectwilldemonstratethepossibilityof driven by Europe,withmajoreducationandoutreachimpacts. universities worldwidewillprovide 50CubeSatstotheQB50project.isanambitiousinternationalproject Fifty payloads. and technologies key of demonstration performin-orbit to and thermosphere lower undersampled QB50 aims to be the first network of nano-satellites (CubeSats) in orbit, to carry out scientific measurements in the Artist impressionofacubesatnetwork. » » » » OPING LOW-COST ACCESS TO SPACE TOOLS » UNDERST PERF PERF REALISING THEFIRSTNETW DEVEL ORMING AFFORDABLE IN-ORBIT ORMING IN-SITU,MULTI-POINT ANDLONG ANDING THEPHYSICSOFSATELLITE ORK OFCUBESATS QB50 willbethefirstCubeSatnetworkinorbit. for on-boardpropulsion,perhapsdown to90km. the thermosphere will be explored without the need decay andprogressivelylower andlower layersof to atmosphericdrag,theorbitsofCubeSatswill together intoacircularorbitat320kmaltitude.Due rapid de-orbiting.All50CubeSatswillbelaunched solar sailtechnologydemonstrationpackagefor demonstration CubeSatsandfor theGossamer-1 provide a launch opportunity for key technology easily adaptedtoothermissions.QB50willalso Once thesystemisdevelopedfor QB50itcanbe Sats. of alargenumbersingle,doubleortripleCube- a deployment systemfor thedeployment intoorbit cal research.QB50willincludethedevelopmentof biologi- or microgravity technological, scientific, for Sats ornanosatsmanyindividualsmallsatellites These couldbemicrosatellitesornetworksofCube- for launchingsmallpayloadsintolow-Earth orbits. ity ofalow-cost launchvehicle,aRussianShtil-2.1, The projectwilldemonstratethesustainedavailabil-

© EADS - Astrium GmbH Project Coordinator Jean MUYLAERT of developing spaceassets. will havethechance tobeapart and benefits space to awareness the citizensofEurope willgain reach anddisseminationactivities, tions. Thankstoimpressiveout- independent researchorganisa- by universities,high-schools and building satellitesisnow possible This project will demonstrate that and morepartofourdailylives. satellites arebecomingmore sonal Computers(PC),thesmall Similar to theevolutionof Per- European citizens? benefit project this does How activities. development satellite affordable Europe intheleadofsmallscale science and technology will put breakthrough inthemodernspace net- work ofCubeSatsinspace.This first the project, QB50 realise the to efforts and resources More than50teamswilljointheir tional project,drivenby Europe. QB50 isanambitiousinterna- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant gies willbepossibleaswell. demonstrations of key technolo- research. scientific Other than this, affordable in-orbit perform to form the first network of CubeSats will carryidenticalsensorsand ferent teamsallaroundtheworld The 50 CubeSatscoming from dif- circular orbit at 320km altitude. tools to launch 50 CubeSats into a We aimtodevelopthenecessary to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS QB50 An international network of 50 CubeSats for multi-point, in-situ measurements in the lower thermosphere and re-entry research

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium • Innovative Solutions in Space, Netherlands • Surrey Space Centre at University of Surrey, United Kingdom • Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London, United Kingdom • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland • Delft University of echnology,T Netherlands • Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Belgium • Leibniz-Institute for Atmospheric Physics at Rostock University, Germany • SA Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science, Russia • Astrium S.A.S, France • German Aerospace Center DLR, Germany • Stanford University, USA • Northwestern Polytechnical University, PR China • SSLLC P. Papadopoulos, USA • EADS Astrium Space Transportation GmbH, Germany

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, VKI, Mr. Jean MUYLAERT Belgium Tel: +32 (2) 3599601 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

An international network of 50 CubeSats for multi-point, in-situ measure- ments in the lower thermosphere and re-entry research (QB50)

Contract N°: 284427 Starting Date: 01/11/2011 Duration: 42 months EU Contribution: € 7.998.703,85 Estimated total cost: € 11.029.927,06 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Solar andHeliosphericCollisionlessKinetics SHOCK The ClusterConstellation ABSTRACT corona outwards. namics ofsolarsystemplasmasfromthe the fundamentalprocesseswhichgovern thedy- scales arecrucialfor aproperunderstandingof processes atsmalllengthscalesandshorttime There isalsoanincreasingawarenessthatkinetic lected datafromroboticspaceplasmamissions. At thepresenttimethereisavaststoreofcol- modelling anddataanalysis. plasma space between synergies the of context the projectistotake advantageintheEuropean and international.Thefundamentalconceptof return of futurespace missions, both European scientific the maximize to and datasets plasma space existing of exploitation scientific effective of spaceplasma,toenhanceandacceleratethe groups workingintheareaofkineticmodelling This projectbringstogetherleadingEuropean PLASMA SYSTEMWITHKINETICMODELLING ENABLING DATA ANALYSIS OFTHESUNTO Earth analysis ofspacedata. To advanceourknowledge oftheSuntoEarthplasmasystemby increasing theuseofkineticsimulationin vironments. which haverelevanceinotherastrophysicalen- shocks, particleaccelerationandreconnection, and fundamentalprocessessuchasturbulence, derstanding oftheSuntoEarthplasmasystem, Our aim is to improve our knowledge and un- data analysisandcodevalidationtoemerge. between synergies the allowing exploited, and ma systems,sothatnewmodelsaredeveloped using kinetic plasma simulations of space plas- inresearch state-of-the-art the refine also will such asThemis,MMS,SolarProbePlus.SHOCK lar Orbiter, butalsofor internationalmissions missions, suchasCluster, BepiColombo,andSo- data analysisfor European SpaceAgency(ESA) use ofkineticsimulationsinenhancingspace The projectwillprovide afocus for theincreased

© ESA Project Coordinator David BURGESS access todataandsimulations. engage with space by opening up will enablethegeneralpublicto solar systemenvironment.SHOCK the affects Sun the how standing students intheirinterestunder- spires boththegeneralpublicand highest technologicallevelandin- Space scienceinEuropeisatthe European citizens? benefit project this does How puter modelling. these projects with improved com- is to leveragethedataanalysisfor of SHOCK rationale scientific place in theSolarSystem. The giving us an improved view of our actions ofplasmafromtheSun, to studytheevolutionandinter- Europe investsinmajorprojects for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant lombo, andSolarOrbiter. missions such as Cluster, BepiCo- European SpaceAgency(ESA) modelling for data analysis from ulations andincreasingtheuseof ment usingkineticcomputersim- the SuntoEarthplasmaenviron- We willimprove theknowledge of to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS SHOCK Solar and Heliospheric Collisionless Kinetics

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, United Kingdom • Astronomický ústav AVCR VVI, Czech Republic • Sprinx Systems AS, Czech Republic • The University of St Andrews, United Kingdom • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ranceF • Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Queen Mary and Westfield College, Prof. David BURGESS University of London, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (20) 78825460 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Solar and Heliospheric Collisionless Kinetics: Enabling Data Analysis of the Sun to Earth Plasma System with Kinetic Modelling (SHOCK)

Contract N°: 284515 Starting Date: 01/01/2012 Duration: 48 months EU Contribution: € 1.998.104,00 Estimated total cost: € 2.602.739,60 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Small IntegratedNavigatorfor PLanetaryEXploration SINPLEX ABSTRACT integration andtheutilizationofmicronanotechnologies. SINPLEX develops the technology for a low mass vision-based navigation system. It will be based on functional beyond. and system solar our of exploration future the an exploration vehicle is a key enabling factor for mass ofcomponentsorcompletesubsystems the mostcriticalfactors.Therefore, reducingthe particular, for thiskindofmission,massisone Earth. Ingeneral,for allspacemissions,butin will provide the capability to return samples to will bringroboticvehiclestothesetargetsand oids, comets,planetsandplanetarymoons.They aster- target missions exploration space Future travel time. types ofmissionsandreducinglaunchcost new enabling missions, exploration of return ic scientif- the increasing at targets It exploration. strengthening of the European position for space vous andcapturephase.Itisacontributiontothe sions whichincludealandingand/orrendez- forsubsystem navigation the of mis- exploration novative solution to reduce significantly the mass The maingoalofSINPLEXistodevelopanin- GATION SYSTEMFOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION DEVELOP ALOW MASSHIGHPERFORMANCE NAVI- Rosetta’s Philaelanderoncometnucleus. tive roboticnavigationfor spaceapplications. demonstration ofitsapplicabilityfor object-rela- tecture, theproductionofabreadboardand integrated novel navigationsubsystemarchi- The projectobjectivesare:thedevelopmentof complete navigationsubsystem. proaches, toimprove theperformance ofthe electronics, andusingsensorhybridizationap- ing microandnanotechnologiesfor compacting utiliz- sensors, different the of integration tional The massreductionisachievedby applyingfunc-

© ESA - AOES Medialab Project Coordinator Stephan THEIL same orlesseffort. placed onplanetsurfaceswiththe more scientific instruments can be sion targets can be reached or mis- exploration New spacecrafts. mass-efficient more creating for ponents andsubsystemsisakey The miniaturizationofspacecom- European citizens? benefit project this does How space missions. mass-efficient more allowing thus subsystems, spacecraft other of miniaturization for pathfinder a used miniaturizationapproachis The missions. exploration future tem willaddnewcapabilitiesto The miniaturizedSINPLEXsys- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant low 3kg. The target total mass shall be be- systems. conventional existing to stantial massreductioncompared sub- a with exploration planetary grated navigationsubsystemfor miniaturized vision-basedinte- The projectaimstodevelopa to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS SINPLEX Small Integrated Navigator for PLanetary EXploration

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Bremen, Germany • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Netherlands • Cosine Research BV, Netherlands • ÅAC Microtec AB, Sweden • SystematIC design B.V., Netherlands

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Dr. Stephan THEIL Bremen, DLR, Germany Tel: +49 421 24420-1113 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Small Integrated Navigator for PLanetary EXploration (SINPLEX)

Contract N°: 284433 Starting Date: 01/01/2012 Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 1.998.619,00 Estimated total cost: € 2.614.981,87 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Applications Development ofRadHardnon-volatileFlashMemoriesfor Space SkyFlash ABSTRACT RedCat chipcomponentsandtestequipment. niche market). a small for effort of deal (great follow to ficult dif- very realised, be to devices final of amount only by large companiesand,duetotheverylow tied totechnologicalissueswhichcanbefaced and expensive very is (RHBP), Process by ening The first approach, also known as Radiation Hard- devoted tousespecificdesignandarchitectures. charged particles, while the second one is more processes abletosustainheavyionsandother technological specific develop to is one first The envisaged. are approaches different two diation, devices for theconsumer market, failunderirra- standard siliconmemories,suchasother actually usedfor consumer electronics.Since memories usingstandardCMOSsiliconprocess for thedevelopmentand designofnon-volatile The projectaimstorealiseastrongmethodology APPLICATIONS RAD-HARD NON-VOLATILE MEMORIESFOR SPACE deep space(probes). radiation due toprotons, electrons and highenergy ions (heavy ions), such aslow and highorbits (satellites) or by affected environments on focused be will methodology The memories). (Flash ONO approach trap (Oxide-Nitride-Oxide) floating on based cells memory using processes 180nm CMOS standard with memories flash volatile SkyFlash projectaimstodevelopastrongRad-hard by design(RHBD)methodologyfor thedevelopmentofnon- Flash Memory)inordertovalidate theapproach. consumer market and deliver a prototype (1Mbit atile memory with the features actually used in the developmentofagenericRad-hardnon-vol- goal oftheprojectistogiveamethodologyfor used invotingmanner)atboardlevel.Thebasic redundancy (moredevicesofthesametypeare using ErrorCorrecting Code techniques including Rad-hard andfailureduringmissionisavoided not and Rad-tolerant typically is device final the of qualification of the single die. This means that hard packagesandontheothersidelevel standard architecturesactingononesideRad ries areintegratedusingstandardprocessesand Actually bothvolatileandnon-volatilememo- radiation effects onsilicon processes. very accuratedesignmethodologies,mitigates standard CMOSconsumerprocessesand,using Hardening by Design(RHBD),takes thebestfrom The secondapproach,alsoknown asRadiation

© RedCat Devices Project Coordinator Cristiano CALLIGARO from SkyFlashefforts. benefit will regime low-power a tions requiring data storage in tion. Inparticular, thoseapplica- more ingeneral,Earthobserva- communication, weatherand, in satelliteapplications,suchas powerful) electronics tobeused (and efficient more guarantee can conductor non-volatile memories The availabilityofITAR-free semi- European citizens? benefit project this does How vide abasicITAR-free technology. more generalEuropelevel,topro- SkyFlash aims tocontribute, at a states. foreign to export the iting related tomilitarymarket andlim- tional Traffic Arm Regulation) rules are restrictedby ITAR (Interna- hard devicesbelongtotheUSand Actually themajorpartofRad- have to be resilient to radiations. for spaceapplicationssincethey Semiconductor devices arecritical for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant tures andlayoutdesign. architec- circuit specific for used consolidated technologiestobe lines inordertohavematureand from siliconfoundries’ production process, which comes directly by astandardCMOSfabrication The basicplatform isrepresented to beusedfor space applications. develop semiconductormemories ologies anddesigntechniquesto SkyFlash aimstoprovide method- to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS SkyFlash Development of Rad Hard non-volatile Flash Memories for Space Applications

LIST OF PARTNERS

• RedCat Devices, Italy • University of Milano, Italy • University of Padova, Italy • Tower Semiconductor, Israel • University of Jyvaskyla, Finland • University of Cyprus, Cyprus • University of Uppsala, Sweden • University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

COORDINATOR CONTACT

RedCat Devices, Italy Dr. Cristiano CALLIGARO Tel: +39 (02) 89506865 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Development of Rad Hard non volatile Flash memories for space applications (SkyFlash)

Contract N°: 262890 Starting Date: 01/09/2011 Duration: 30 months EU Contribution: € 1.052.478,80 Estimated total cost: € 1.543.760,00 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS Very HighSpeedSerialInterfaces VHiSSI ABSTRACT A prototypeinstrumentprocessingboardusinganearlyversionofSpaceFibre. pean spacemissions. restricts theuseofthesetechnologiesonEuro- tional Trade inArmsRegulations(ITAR) severely tion-tolerant physicallayerdevices.USAInterna- nology isdependentupontheUSAfor theradia- SpaceFibre. Atpresent this important ESA tech- standard multi-Gbits/snetworktechnologycalled network bandwidth,ESAhasbeendevelopinga growing demand for on-boardcommunications dle manyGbits/sdataon-board.To supportthe Telecommunications satellitesalsohavetohan- ducing dataatratesofseveralGbits/s. hyper-spectral imagers,willbecapableofpro- and (SAR) radar aperture synthetic example for nology. Severalfuture space-based instruments, push thelimitsofon-boarddata-handlingtech- lopment and space-based Earth observation will dever- under currently instrumentation Scientific FOR DEMANDINGSPACE APPLICATIONS VERY HIGH-SPEEDDATA-INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY applications. Thisisacriticalcomponenttechnologyfor telecommunicationsandEarthobservationspacecraft. VHiSSI aims to create very high-speed data-interface technology, suitable for a wide range of demanding space avionics, robotics,andautomobilenetworks. resultant Europeancapabilityincludeterrestrial the anticipatedtechnologicaladvancementsand from benefit to expected applications Non-space opportunities. export substantial creating and spacecraft pean technology, allowing unrestricteduseonEuro- It willalsoprovide anondependent(ITAR free) networks. and data-links on-board forspacecraft tion standard, it will provide a complete solution emerging ESASpaceFibre on-boardcommunica- Leveraging prior and concurrent research on the ate very high-speed data-interface technology. The VHiSSIresearchprogrammeaimstocre-

© Steve Parkes Project Coordinator Steve PARKES in criticaltechnologies. field of European non-dependence the European spaceindustry, inthe for benefit competitigeness VHiSSI willprovide animmediate European citizens? benefit project this does How the world market. on effectively compete to it European spaceindustry, enabling and overall competitivenessofthe enhance thetechnicalcapabilities will This use. spacecraft on-board important network technology for It aims to provide Europe with for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant of service. including robustnessandquality onboard data-linksandnetworks, spacecraft for solution complete SpaceFibre standardtoprovide a research ontheemergingESA will leverage prior and concurrent The VHiSSIresearchprogramme to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS VHiSSI Very High Speed Serial Interfaces

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Space Technology Centre, University of Dundee, United Kingdom • STAR-Dundee Ltd, United Kingdom • ACE-IC Ltd, Israel • Ramon Chips Ltd, Israel • IHP GmbH, Germany • Astrium GmbH, Germany • Euro Instruments Trading S.R.L., Italy

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Space Technology Centre, University of Dundee, Prof. Steve PARKES United Kingdom Tel: +44 (1382) 385194 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Very High Speed Serial Interfaces (VHiSSI)

Contract N°: 284389 Starting Date: 01/01/2012 Duration: 30 months EU Contribution: € 1.999.998,98 Estimated total cost: € 2.630.218,84 STRENGTHENING SPACE FOUNDATIONS STRENGTHENING SPACE CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES Bridging Actionsfor GMES andAfrica BRAGMA in Africa; cesses including majorawareness raising events rica” throughconsultationand disseminationpro- • actions: flow, information strengthening thepartnership viathefollowing adequate and coordination to implementtheprocess,throughimproved will supportandfacilitatethenecessarydialogue “Bridging Actionsfor GMESandAfrica”(BRAGMA) ties. increase synergiesandenhancecomplementari- need tocoordinateactionsavoidduplication, of past and present programmes, recognising the of EO activities and acknowledges the importance tive strengthensAfrica’s capacityandownership initia- “The cooperation. scientific and velopment Africa-EU partnership, to promote sustainable de- servation (EO)applicationsinthecontextof development andimplementationofEarthOb- Declaration. Itsaimsaretoworktogetheronthe rican stakeholders, inaccordancewiththeLisbon long termpartnershipbetweenEuropeanandAf- The “GMES and Africa” initiative establishes a PARTNERSHIP STRENGTHENING THE“GMESANDAFRICA” system throughastrongandlongtermpartnershipbetweenEUAfrica. BRAGMA supportsthedevelopmentandimplementationof“GMES andAfrica”-anAfrica-wideEarthobservation ABSTRACT Earth observationapplicationsinGMESandAfrica.

Keep buildingmomentumf or “GMESandAf- capabilities. could contributetoAfricanrequirementsonEO • activities; related Africa” and “GMES planned sults andlikely impactofrelevantcurrentand • partnership; the in agreed mechanisms tation regional support aligned with theimplemen- leading theinitiativeandcontributeto stakeholders and entities responsible for •

Pro Promote widerinternationalawarenessofre Reinf vide an annual review of how GMES services orce the coordinationgroup of

© IICT - Project Coordinator Ana MORGADO development. sustainable for cooperation tific aiming attheincrementofscien- in thewideAfrica-EUpartnership on EarthObservationapplications facilitate informed participation and Africa”asaframeworkto BRAGMA contributesto“GMES European citizens? benefit project this does How between bothcontinents. present andfuturecooperation consistency andcontinuityofpast, will givevisibilityandenhancethe tion relatedactivities.BRAGMA ing withAfricaonEarthObserva- Europe has a long record of work- for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant Earth Observationinformation. access andconditionsofuse availability, the improve nificantly European stakeholders, to sig- dialogue betweenAfricanand assure itssustainability through “GMES and Africa” initiative and to cessful implementation of the BRAGMA aims tosupportthe suc- to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS BRAGMA Bridging Actions for GMES and Africa

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Instituto de Investigação Científica ropical,T Portugal • Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France • Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Belgium • Paris-Lodron Universität, Salzburg, Austria • Department of Science and Technology, South Africa • National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Egypt • Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche des Télécommunications, Tunisia • National Space Research and Development Agency, Nigeria • Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology , Kenya • IIMC International Information Management Corporation, Ireland • Aavanz - Inovação, Unipessoal Lda., Portugal

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Dr. Ana MORGADO Portugal Tel: +351 (96) 6532762 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Bridging Actions for GMES and Africa (BRAGMA)

Contract N°: 284422 Starting Date: 01/01/2012 Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 998.631 Estimated total cost: € 1.119.960 CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES Exploration Programmes Analysis ofCooperationOpportunitiesfor EuropeinFutureSpace COFSEP European spaceexplorationprogramme. port its role in defining the future direction of the sup- to years 15 next forthe context ternational Europe’s objectivesandcapabilitieswithinthein- ropean Commissionwithinformation toposition The objectivesfor COFSEParetoprovide theEu- partners, etc.). agencies inEurope,theindustry, international and coordinatewithstakeholders (otherspace a positiontotake decisionsinthe comingyears these ambitionsandcapabilities in ordertobe European Commission to monitor and anticipate tional partners. Therefore, it is essential for the and capabilitiesbutalsoby thoseofitsinterna- will exploration be determinednotonlyby itsown ambitions space in Europe for initiatives first area ofcooperationbetweencountries,future a typically is exploration that Considering FOR THENEXT15YEARS PABILITIES WITHINTHEINTERNATIONAL CONTEXT TION EUROPE’SEXPLORATION OBJECTIVES AND CA- COMPREHENSIVE SETOFINFORMATION TO POSI- PROVIDE THEEUROPEANCOMMISSIONWITHA ABSTRACT years. 15 next the in partners international with scenarios cooperation develop to worldwide, forexploration capabilities COFSEP provides a gap analysis of the European space exploration programme, comparing objectives and industrial ISS -TheInternationalSpaceStation ture cooperationopportunities. compared, inordertodevelop scenariosfor fu- analysis whereobjectivesandcapabilitieswillbe This benchmarkassessmentwillresultinagap to pursuefutureprojects. capabilities incriticaltechnologyareasrequired objective to map current and future expertise and 2. jects for spaceexploration; future directions,objectives,missionsandpro- and initiativesworldwide,toidentifycurrent 1. exploration programmeconductedattwolevels: international benchmarkoftheEuropeanspace To doso,thestudywill bebasedonadetailed

benchmark benchmark f pc epoain programmes exploration space of of industrial capabilities, with the

© ESA - NASA Project Coordinator Rachel VILLAIN creation. competitiveness, growth andjob trial cooperationandcontributeto products and new forms ofindus- ration technologiesgenerate new explo- space as citizens European the for benefits economic direct COFSEP achievements have in- European citizens? benefit project this does How international level. position asamajorplayer at an and for strengtheningtheEU’s logical non-dependenceofEurope policy, especially for the techno- tives oftheEuropeanindustrial technologies supportstheobjec- space critical of identification The for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant programmes alreadyinplace. exploration space of benchmark gramme basedonaninternational pro- exploration space European ofthe direction future the fining the EuropeanCommissioninde- The projectisdesignedtosupport to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS COFSEP Analysis of Cooperation Opportunities for Europe in Future Space Exploration Programmes

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Euroconsult SA, France

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Euroconsult SA, France Rachel VILLAIN Tel: +33 1 49237506 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Analysis of cooperation opportunities for Europe in future space exploration programmes (COFSEP)

Contract N°: 284424 Starting Date: 01/11/2011 Duration: 8 months EU Contribution: € 80.000 Estimated total cost: € 90.722,60 CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES Optimise Services Continuation OfthecooperationofSpaceNCPsasaMeansto COSMOS+ ABSTRACT Space funding from2014. European of phase next the 2020”, “Horizon on of the NCPs and the Space research community and major issue of COSMOS+ is the preparation Given thefactthatFP7willend in2013,onenew now reinforces whatwasbegunwithin“COSMOS”. cial networkingactivityofSpace NCPs.COSMOS+ European Commission from 2008on,astheoffi- the by time first forthe funded was which MOS“ The projectbuildsontheforerunner project“COS- programmes. and non-FP country participants of the FP Space countries asinterfacesbetweenboth,European plementation of sustainable contacts in those project. TheCOSMOS+partnerssupporttheim- FP countriesareinvolvedintheactivitiesof for SpaceCalls.Additionally, Spacefaringnon- joint trainingsandeventslike information days involved asthirdpartieswhowillbeinvitedto the consortium.TheremainingSpaceNCPsare search. TwentytwoSpaceNCPsaremembersof to theEUFramework Programme(FP)for Re- of theEuropeanUnionandAssociatedStates Points (NCPs)for Space fromMemberStates COSMOS+ isthenetworkofNationalContact SPACE NETWORKING NATIONAL CONTACT POINTSFOR awareness events.Countryindependentsupportwillbeprovided viatheprojectwebsitewww.space-ncp.net. that havetobelearnt.Theresearchcommunitywillinformed aboutthenewfundingopportunitiesatregional access toinformation. Theresearchandinnovation fundingprogramme,“Horizon2020”,willbringmanychanges providesfast which knowledgeexchange cross-country a ensure and NCPs the between reinforcelinks tivities the Via info-days andconferences, theSpaceNCPsprovide provide networkingopportunities.Jointtrainingsandac- COSMOS organizes the official Information Days for the annual Space, bringing together experts from different countries and topics. and itsadditional services. COSMOS+ from profit to welcome are and geted number ofparticipants.SMEs areparticularly tar- in COSMOS+togetthrough toahighertotal ries ofregionalawarenessevents areintroduced these relatively big events, for the first time a se- majority of the participants so far. In addition to as thiswasconsideredhighlyimportantby the velops thematchmakingaspectofthoseevents continues withthisendeavourandfurtherde- Days oftheEuropeanCommission.COSMOS+ Information official as place taken already have days for theFP7SpaceCallswithin“COSMOS” through events.Theinternationalinformation One majorcomponentofCOSMOS+isoutreach participation inSpaceFP7and“Horizon2020”. vided. Thishelpslowering theentrybarriersof dependent information andahelp-deskarepro- website www.space-ncp.net, where country in- on SpaceintheFPcanbefound ontheproject Space intheFP. Amorebalancedsupportservice avoid thatsomecountriesorregionslosetrackof serving theintegrationsituationwithinEuropeto At thesametimeprojectpartnersareob-

© DLR, Germany Project Coordinator Adrian KLEIN resources. most outoftheavailablefunding the make to field Space the in tia best availableresearchconsor- the finding support finally will This more andimproved proposals. support servicesandthuscatalyse allow improved information and Contact Pointsfor Space.Itwill COSMOS+ isanetworkofNational European citizens? benefit project this does How at Europeanlevel. based supportservicenetworked much easedwithanationally struments and rules. This is very space fundingopportunities,in- participants willhavetolearnnew experienced even that so changes “Horizon 2020”willbringmajor for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant activities. NCP networkandaccordingjoint forcing andwideningtheSpace will bedoneby continuing,rein- from FP7to“Horizon2020”.This smooth transitionofNCPservices COSMOS+ isdesignedtoachievea to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS COSMOS+ Continuation Of the cooperation of Space NCPs as a Means to Optimise Services

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt eV, (DLR), Germany • Technologicke Centrum Akademie ved Ceske Republiky, Czech Republic • Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece • Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, France • Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea, Italy • Instytut Podstawowych Problemow Techniki Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poland • Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Portugal • Turkiye Bilimsel Ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu, Turkey • Space and Solar-Terrestrial Research Institute, Bulgaria • Remote Sensing Application Center, Bulgaria • Verein Euresearch, Switzerland • Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus • Sihtasutus Archimedes, Estonia • Centro Para El Desarrollo Tecnologico Industrial, Spain • Matimop, Israeli Industry Center for Research & Development, Israel • The Icelandic Centre for Research, Iceland • Mokslo Inovaciju Ir Technologiju Agentura, Lithuania • Rigas Tehniska Universitate, Latvia • Romanian Space Agency, Romania • Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Serbia • Institut Jozef Stefan, Slovenia • Beta Technology Ltd, United Kingdom

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Dr. Adrian KLEIN (DLR), Germany Tel: +49 (228) 447213 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Continuation Of the cooperation of Space NCPs as a Means to Optimise Services (COSMOS+)

Contract N°: 284434 Starting Date: 01/05/2012 Duration: 27 months EU Contribution: € 999.978,98 Estimated total cost: € 1.181.831,80 CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES Disruptive technologiesfor spacePower andPropulsion DiPoP the sametechnologydomain. that theycanbeseenasanew technologywithin different fundamentally so are They technology. ly improve upon theperformance ofadominant significant- which technologies, disruptive of tion exploita- the is innovations radical these to Key tive technicaldevelopments. innova- major, on relies still progress significant any improvement, incremental from benefit able reliability andcost.Althoughthereisconsider- leading tosmallimprovements inperformance, mental innovations onthedominanttechnology, gies. Muchofthetime,progressisthroughincre- continuously to improve these space technolo- nication. TheEuropeanspacesectorisworking for transportmethods and longdistancecommu- of Earthanditsenvironment,globalpositioning data, knowledge ofour universe, understanding vantages for its citizens in the form of: weather ropean space sector has resulted in many ad- Development ofspacetechnologiesintheEu- SPACE POWER ANDPROPULSION Aurora rework ABSTRACT The aim of project DiPoP is to formulate recommendations and roadmaps for the next Framework Programme Framework next (under ““Horizon2020””)toenableanindependent,Europeanlong-termspaceleadership. the for roadmaps and recommendations formulate to is DiPoP project of aim The DiPoP isanassessmentstudyondisruptivespacepower andpropulsiontechnologiesaswelltheirapplications. related areas. life support), space power, long term security and ration (mobilityonplanetary surfaces, habitation, micro-propulsion flight, systems, robotics), space explo- interplanetary re-entry, (including tation Work Programme, addressingspacetranspor- under DiPoPcouldcontributetotheEUSpace Space power andpropulsionapplicationscovered Processing Units; » » » » System); » Constrains”); Acceptance withLaunch&Operations kWe to200kWe, including“Rulesfor Public nologies covered by DiPoP are: The disruptivespacepower andpropulsiontech- » » » » » solar andfuelcells,batteries; space continuous detonationwaveengine; Advanced PropulsionSystemsandPo Po wer-MEMS (Power Micro-Electro-Mechanical and ground nuclear fission (power 30 (power fission nuclear ground and

wer © ESA - AOES Medialab Project Coordinator Christophe R.KOPPEL all ofitscitizens. of benefit the for economy pean space industryandthustheEuro- dedicated tosupporttheEuropean up inDiPoP. Theentireprojectis validated by the roadmaps set- involved indisruptivetechnologies resources for Europeancompanies The projectwillprovide strategic European citizens? benefit project this does How and propulsion. ture in the domain of space power gies thatmayemergeinthefu- ruptive andinnovative technolo- knowing themostappropriatedis- from benefit derive to has Europe for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant of theproject. sion inSpaceandwithinthescope the domainsofpower and propul- a set of disruptive technologies in We aimtogeneratearoadmapfor to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS DiPoP Disruptive technologies for space Power and Propulsion

LIST OF PARTNERS

• KopooS Consulting Ind., France • Space Enterprise partnership, United Kingdom • German Aerospace Center, Germany • University of Stuttgart (IRS), Germany • Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany • ISIS R&D, Italy

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Christophe R. KOPPEL , KopooS Consulting Ind., Christophe R. Koppel France Tel: +33 6 08 60 26 73 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Disruptive technologies for space Power and Propulsion (DiPoP)

Contract N°: FP7-SPACE-2011-284081 Starting Date: 01/11/2011 Duration: 14 months EU Contribution: € 294.703,00 Estimated total cost: € 349.281,20 CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES a ScientificContest Engage andInspiretheEuropeanYouth inSpaceExplorationthrough ODYSSEUS project. Eachteamwillappoint aleader. total, to design and demonstrate an innovative in maximum members (5) five with team rative old. Theparticipantswillhave tocreateacollabo- vidually and have to be between 14 to 18 years ticipants areallowed toenterthecontestindi- par- All field. exploration space the in necessary concept ofmultinationalcooperation,anelement European countries.Thisactionisenhancingthe differentfrom peers their with compete to dents spective, providing theopportunityfor youngstu- tional activitiesonspaceinapan-Europeanper- The projectaimstointegrateongoingeduca- and innovation. ration themes,combiningcreativity, intelligence explo- Space on people young Contest for entific dinating andimplementingapan-EuropeanSci- European youthinthe“NewFrontier”, by coor- The Odysseusprojectengagesandinspiresthe SPACE EXPLORATION THEMES ROPEAN SCIENTIFICCONTESTFOR STUDENTSON COORDINATING ANDIMPLEMENTING APAN_EU- ABSTRACT • • • • • o inspireandmotivatethestudentsinscientificeducationthroughaninnovative andwell-designedContest. • • Planet Parade -Odysseuscontestwebsite

T researchers whowillbeinvolvedintheprojectcontestactivities. T T T global scale. T T T o leadtobehavioralchangefor studentsandthecommunityaroundthem. o demonstrateeffective ways for thecreationofvirtualcommunitieslearners,students,teachers,museumeducatorsand o createawarenessandmotivatethecommunity, wheretheschooliscentralreference point,inscientificissues. o buildcapacitiesanddevelopproblemsolvingstudents’skills. o enhancecollaborationanddisseminateitsprinciples,asthespaceexplorationisacolla o familiarizewithandeducatethestudentsinintriguingscientificissues,enhancingtheir » » » for eachtheme. Award Ceremony for the three finalist teams, one an and Exhibition European central a in minating The Contestwillbeorganizedintwophases,cul- entific issuesand formulate theirfinalviewpoint. innovative in approach,seekinganswerstosci- to spaceactivities. These projects will havetobe jects andactivitiesintheabove themes,related pected todesign,developandimplementpro- ex- are students, young mainly participants, The space themecategories: The OdysseusContestwillfocus onthreemajor » » » Co-evolution oflif Spaceship –globalcooperation Solar System borative activityata eagerness for spaceexploration. e

© Signosis Project Coordinator Elena TAVLAKI cellence. ex- scientific of world new whole portunity tobecomeawareofa tion, providing themwiththeop- explora- space in students young the boundaries of knowledge of expand to intends It Europe. for benefits crucial have will ments The Odysseusprojectachieve- European citizens? benefit project this does How scientific career. science awareandtotake upa of youngpeopletobecome constantly monitortheeagerness is animperativetocultivateand conquest andspaceeducation.It the newgenerationstoscience make itrealitywithoutinspiring envisaged. Therefore, wecannot The futureEuropeinspaceis for Europe? Why isthisprojectimportant ity, intelligenceandinnovation. ration themes,combiningcreativ- explo- Space on people young for Contest Scientific pan-European coordinating andimplementinga youth in the“New Frontier”, by engage andinspiretheEuropean The Odysseusprojectaimsto to achieve? What istheprojectdesigned QUESTIONS &ANSWERS ODYSSEUS Engage and Inspire the European Youth in Space Exploration through a Scientific Contest

LIST OF PARTNERS

• Signosis Sprl. Research and Consultancy, Brussels - Belgium • Ellinogermaniki Agogi Scholi Panagea Savva A.E., Greece • European Physical Society Association, France • Stichting Noordwijk Space Expo, Netherlands

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Signosis Sprl. Research and Consultancy, Ms. Elena TAVLAKI Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 26 72 72 40 Email: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Engage and Inspire the European youth in Space Exploration through a sci- entific contest (ODYSSEUS)

Contract N°: 284441 Starting Date: 01/11/2011 Duration: 18 months EU Contribution: € 299.813 Estimated total cost: € 335.510,40 CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES