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Inflatable Re-entry and Descent Technology (IRDT) demonstrator
Enabling & Support

Inflatable Re-entry and Descent Technology (IRDT) demonstrator

07/01/2002 1905 views 2 likes 199647 ID

IRDT will be launched into space and then returned to Earth to test technologies required to safely guide a vehicle through the Earth's fiery atmosphere and back to Earth.

IRDT with inflatable extension deployed
Science & Exploration

IRDT with inflatable extension deployed

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Inflatable Re-entry and Descent Technology (IRDT) demonstration
Science & Exploration

Inflatable Re-entry and Descent Technology (IRDT) de…

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Inflatable fuel tank offers extra space for space
Enabling & Support

Inflatable fuel tank offers extra space for space

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Enabling & Support

ESA Euronews: The re-entry test

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ARD (Atmospheric Re-entry Demonstrator) cut open view
Science & Exploration

ARD (Atmospheric Re-entry Demonstrator) cut open view

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