R&I will focus on reusability concepts including required technologies that have a strong potential for cost reduction, starting with the recovery of the most expensive components such as first stage
– Low cost GNC and avionics
– Manoeuvring control devices
– HMS (Health Monitoring System), propellant management
– Aerodynamic devices,
– Descent and landing/recovery systems, including low latency, closed loop communication systems for landing
– On-ground servicing processes
– Safety critical processes before launch and after landing
– Contribution to the overarching objective of launch cost/price reduction by 50% by 2030
– Innovation acceleration of enabling technologies
– Matured technologies up to TRL5/6, integration of system tests vehicle, on-ground and low altitude system tests by 2023 and contribution to the preparation of suborbital system tests potentially in 2025
– Cost reduction investigation and system tests
