Model of the cold structure subsystem

On 15 September, ESA held the first IXV Industrial Workshop. Thales Alenia Space and its main industrial partners presented the detailed design of ESA’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle. The workshop was hosted by Dassault Aviation in Saint Cloud, France.

This was the first opportunity for industry to present the hardware development activities that have been undertaken to support the proposed design solutions.

The IXV project aims to verify and investigate hot and cold composite structures. A model of the cold structure subsystem was presented at the event.