After the last test activity was completed at the end of October 2021 the complete team met for the very last time on 22 November 2021 – even though only virtually – to assess the overall project. Thereby both execution and progressing of the project as a whole were reviewed. But also a special emphasis […]
GIESEPP has now opted for an extension up until the end of September 2021.
After last year´s first achievement GIESEPP has geared up once again: A fully coupled Electric Propulsion System consisting of the RIT-10 Thruster Unit, the T5-Neutralizer, Flow Control Equipment and a down-sized PPU was brought to life.
With GIESEPP project programmed to find an end in 2021 the development is nevertheless not yet at the term of activities. To take this into account another EU-funded campaign will host a new project GIESEPP-MP that will cover the seamless continuation of the activities. Budget period covers from January 2021 up to the end of 2023.
The GIESEPP team is taking the next milestone: Set up for a full coupled propulsion system with ArianeGroup´s RIT-2X 5-kW-thruster unit, AST GmbH´s Flow Control Unit (FCU) and Electronic Pressure Regulator (EPR) and CRISA´s Power Processing Unit (PPU).
Change in Teaming and Setup: Mars Space Ltd to take the lead in T7-Thruster Development.
Despite all COVID impacts and against all odds the GIESEPP team has progressed one step forward: Coupling ArianeGroup´s RIT-10 thruster with QinetiQ´s T5-Neutralizer and AST GmbH´s flow control equipment (FCU, EPR, RADICAL) has demonstrated the perfect cooperation of all related devices for the very first time.
At the Advanced Space Technologies Facilities in Bremen/Germany, the GIESEPP consortium presented to the European Union and to the national agencies the preliminary design of the GIESEPP 1L/2L configuration on a meeting that took place in Q4/2019.
At the ArianeGroup Orbital Propulsion Facilities in Lampoldshausen/Germany, the GIESEPP consortium presented to the European Union and to the national agencies the preliminary design of the GIESEPP 1G configuration.
On the 31st of March 2017 was the “Key Point 1 Meeting” with all the GIESEPP Partners. The meeting was held at OHB in Bremen/ Germany. The day was dedicated to discussions concerning GIESEPP first high level requirements on the basis of different mission scenarios.
The GIESEPP project is supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.