ESA’s Full-Scale Reusable Demonstration Slips To 2025

Prometheus

A Prometheus gas generator test at in 2020.

Credit: ArianeGroup
LYON—The Callisto and Themis demonstration programs, aimed at advancing the European space industry’s knowledge in reusable launchers, have made progress and first flights are now expected in 2024-25. Protracted developments, however, have created delays, slowing down the gathering of experience...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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