Vortex (Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport Et D'Exploration)

Vortex (Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport Et D'Exploration)(dassault-aviation.com)

27 points by ggm-at-algebras 320 days ago | 11 comments

JPLeRouzic 320 days ago |

It's 1975 again:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_(spacecraft)

ggm-at-algebras 320 days ago | |

Good ideas never die!

qingcharles 317 days ago |

Reminds me a lot of the X-37

https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4112...

TheAlchemist 317 days ago |

That's interesting but I can't find a single date relative to this project - not on the website, nor while googling. When is it supposed to be tested ?

Also the amounts of funding mentioned in the article I've found seem ridiculously low (30M ??)

khalic 317 days ago | |

It’s ridiculous indeed, but that’s the budgets science needs to run on. People still don’t understand how fundamental this kind of engineering is for our future

af78 317 days ago |

Nice video of the concept: https://www.dassault-aviation.tv/vortex_salon_du_bourget_202... (CGI, obviously)

internet_points 317 days ago |

voici l'article sans tous les mots allemands bizarres: https://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/espace/vehicules-aerosp...

9dev 317 days ago | |

Good thing you posted that, lest the occasional French visitor would run into danger of having to actually learn English instead of the obviously superior French that's more than enough already.

seszett 317 days ago | | |

Well, since that is a French project it seems a bit misplaced to blame the French who might want to read about it in French.

Also I'm pretty sure the French here on HN are more than occasional visitors.

tempodox 317 days ago |

Is Europe getting their own space shuttle? That would be a wise idea.

adev_ 316 days ago |

Lets pray that the ESA fund this properly this time.

Europe need an independent manned access to Space and the time is now:

- Soyuz is old and under-funded. And the Ukraine war destroyed any hope of serious partnership between Europe and Roscosmos for the next 15y.

- Nasa budget is shredded in pieces and hoping any serious scientific collaboration with the current White House banana team is completely delusional.

- China plays solo for its space program. Any serious collaboration for launchers / spacecraft is unlikely.

- Japan is in the same stupid situation than Europe.

In brief: We need something a Made in Europe. More than ever.