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Thermal camera view of tanks during cryogenic tests
22 OCT. 2021 publication date 966 Views

Thermal camera view during cryogenic tests of two propellant tanks at ArianeGroup facilities in Vernon, France. These tests achieved a first technological milestone in the ESA reusability roadmap towards the demonstration of a reusable first stage vehicle called Themis.

Through the Themis programme, ESA aims to assess the economic value of reusability for Europe while investing in new technologies for potential use in ESA’s future fleet of launch vehicles.

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