• The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) is a European Space Agency (ESA) experimental suborbital re-entry vehicle. It was developed to serve as a...
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  • program) which went ahead to develop the prototype named Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) and the consequential Space Rider spaceplane that inherits...
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    withdrawn. One of its main goals was to test materials for ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV), an unmanned, delta-winged plane launched in 2015 aboard...
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    Investigations Programme system study design A test project, the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV), has demonstrated lifting reentry technologies and will...
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  • in collaboration with ESA, and is the continuation of the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) experience, launched on 11 February 2015. The cost of...
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    was selected as a resupply vehicle instead. In 2015 the ESA Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle performed the first ever successful reentry of a lifting body...
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    similar-sized vehicle of comparable role by JAXA (cancelled) HYFLEX, a Japanese lifting body spaceplane in 1996, precursor to HOPE-X Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle...
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    November 2018 "ESA experimental spaceplane completes research flight". ESA. 11 February 2015. ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle flew a flawless reentry...
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  • spaceplane Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle – Re-entry vehicle prototype by ESA for the development of the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle SOAR – 2015...
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    A vehicle (from Latin vehiculum) is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people or cargo, or both. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles...
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    in Europe Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle – Re-entry vehicle prototype by ESA for the development of the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle Space Rider –...
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  • demonstrated the reentry and landing of a spacecraft, the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle. Italy is home of one of two ground operations centres of...
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    with a kinetic kill vehicle. The ASAT test utilized a modified anti-ballistic missile interceptor code-named Prithvi Defence Vehicle Mark-II which was developed...
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    aircraft or fully autonomous. Some UAVs offer intermediate degrees of autonomy. For example, a vehicle may be remotely piloted in most contexts but have...
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  • Among other satellites, the processor was used in ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) in 2015 and China's Chang'e 4 lunar lander. The LEON3...
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    follow-up reentry demonstrator, known as the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IVX). The first IXV vehicle underwent its first successful test flight during...
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  • Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (category Proposed space launch vehicles)
    major demonstrator project started in this period was the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV). In addition, the development of the launcher upper...
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    required. The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV), a project initiated by ESA in 2009, is Europe's first lifting body reentry vehicle. Developed by...
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  • government customers. With the VV04 mission, Vega put the IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle), a prototype of the European reusable Space Rider, into a...
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    An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion. The vehicle can be powered by a collector system, with electricity...
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  • Hopper (spacecraft) (category 2000s international experimental aircraft)
    (1975–1992) Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle – Re-entry vehicle prototype by ESA for the development of the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle Maglev – Train...
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  • Awareness Programme Future Launchers Preparatory Programme Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle PRIDE Space Rider ESA Television Mars and beyond Mars Exploration...
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  • Reconnaissance Vehicle (RV), Commanders Vehicle (CV), Fire Support Vehicle (FSV), Medical Evacuation Vehicle (MEV), Engineer Squad Vehicle (ESV), Anti-tank...
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  • physical or radio-frequency interference." Space traffic includes launch vehicles, as well as orbiting objects such as satellites of all sizes and the International...
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  • Mercury capsule. "The New Olympus" by Alden Wicks. This painting shows the Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral Florida, which would be a "suitable...
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  • It has also benefitted from other programmes, such as the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle. Work on SUSIE had been reportedly enacted in response to...
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  • 2015. "ESA experimental spaceplane completes research flight". ESA. 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-12. ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle flew a flawless...
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  • abandoned. HYFLEX was succeeded by ALFLEX. 1996 in spaceflight Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle "Hypersonic Flight Experiment "HYFLEX"". JAXA. Retrieved 2018-12-10...
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  • 2005. In its second role the SpaceLiner is intended as a reusable launch vehicle (RLV) capable of delivering heavy payloads into orbit. The SpaceLiner is...
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    sub-disciplines: E-31 Thermal: 3 ECSS-E-ST-31-... documents E-32 Structural: 7 ECSS-E-ST-32-... documents E-33 Mechanisms: ECSS-E-ST-33-01 and ECSS-E-ST-33-11 E-34...
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