Objective The main purpose of this project is to create an European Supplying Unit for one of the Critical Space Technologies for Europoean Strategic Non-Dependence, the advanced thermal control materials. Currently, the thermal protection of the hardware of spacecrafts is assured by underlying advanced thermal control materials, typically Multi Layer Insulations (MLI). One of the basic materials for MLI, the Kapton, is used in several thermal control applications and easily falls under access restrictions. In this project it is intended to develope the manufacturing technology for the material that is considered to be the next generation of thermal insulation in space, the aerogel. Aerogels are the materials with the greater potential to substitute MLI in thermal insulation of spacecrafts, due to its very low density, its veryt high thermal insulation efficiencies, the providing of the thermal insulation as single material that can be industrially producible and the tailorability for different applications. The combination of the know-how of the entities involved in the proposal, which cover the research and development of aerogels at a laboratory scale, the design and construction of semi-industrial equipments for aerogels manufacture, and the design, integration and qualification of thermal insulation materials inspace applications, will create tremendous synergies to put Europe in a front position as a supplier of the material that is likely to be the future of the thermal insulation in space. The collaborative efforts of the partners, which have already been working in the development of these systems in the last few years, is expected to allow establishing in Europe on a shor-term the required technical capabilities to supply aerogels for space applications, such as (re)-entry vehicles, Mars rovers, cryogenic propulsion tanks, or pressurised compartments. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringastronautical engineeringspacecraft Programme(s) FP7-SPACE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Space Topic(s) SPA.2011.2.2-02 - Space critical technologies Call for proposal FP7-SPACE-2011-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE INOVACAO CONSULTADORIA EMPRESARIAL E FOMENTO DA INOVACAO SA Address Av marechal gomes da costa 1376 porto concelho foz do douro 4150 356 Porto Portugal See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Augusto Eduardo Guimaraes De Medina (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AZIMUT SPACE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 164 475,00 Address Carl scheele strasse 14 12489 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Riccardo Nadalini (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA SPA Italy EU contribution € 66 387,00 Address Via saccomuro 24 00131 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Enrico Gaia (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA Portugal EU contribution € 145 780,21 Address Paco das escolas 3004-531 Coimbra See on map Region Continente Centro (PT) Região de Coimbra Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Luisa Duraes (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS France EU contribution € 226 526,00 Address Boulevard saint michel 60 75272 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Florence Thepenier (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data Active Space Technologies, Actividades Aeroespaciais S.A. Portugal EU contribution € 330 095,25 Address Parque industrial de taveiro lote 12 3045 508 Coimbra See on map Region Continente Centro (PT) Região de Coimbra Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dina Gaspar (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 138 076,50 Address Polaris house north star avenue SN2 1SZ Swindon See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Joanne Metcalf (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SEPAREX SAS France EU contribution € 393 363,60 Address Rue jacques monod 5 54250 Champigneulles See on map Region Grand Est Lorraine Meurthe-et-Moselle Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michel Perrut (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV Germany EU contribution € 217 592,00 Address Linder hohe 51147 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Julia Becker (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
