Reusable space transport – DLR flight experiment ATHEAt put to the test
With the successful launch of the ATHEAt flight experiment from the Norwegian island of Andøya, DLR has reached an important milestone in developing technologies for reusable space transport systems. On board a sounding rocket, the flight experiment raced across the sea in northern Norway in a flat curve for several minutes, simulating the particularly challenging conditions of re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere – namely temperatures of 2,000 degrees Celsius and above and a top speed of Mach 9.2. In the video, DLR researchers explain the objectives of ATHEAt. They also provide insights into the development and construction of the flight experiment and show how they mastered the extreme aerothermal and aerodynamic loads during the flight and how they obtained unique data.
Reusable space transport – DLR flight experiment ATHEAt put to the test
Reusable space transport – DLR flight experiment ATHEAt put to the test
With the successful launch of the ATHEAt flight experiment from the Norwegian island of Andøya, DLR has reached an important milestone in developing technologies for reusable space transport systems. On board a sounding rocket, the flight experiment raced across the sea in northern Norway in a flat curve for several minutes, simulating the particularly challenging conditions of re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere – namely temperatures of 2,000 degrees Celsius and above and a top speed of Mach 9.2. In the video, DLR researchers explain the objectives of ATHEAt. They also provide insights into the development and construction of the flight experiment and show how they mastered the extreme aerothermal and aerodynamic loads during the flight and how they obtained unique data.
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