Test of an UHTC winglet on the European capsule EXPERT

摘要

@@ The European Space Agency is pursuing the EXPERT hypersonic flight test project, to improve the scientific knowledge of challenging problems related to the hypersonic flows. A blunted capsule will take advantage of a Russian VOLNA launcher to make a ballistic suborbital flight, reaching 135 km altitude and 5km/s speed in about 300s before the 220 seconds reentry phase.