| QARMAN full-scale spacecraft successfully survived to SCIROCCO test | | https://www.cira.it/en/research-infrastructures/plasma-wind-tunnels/qarman-full-scale-spacecraft-successfully-survived-to-scirocco-test/QARMAN full-scale spacecraft successfully survived to SCIROCCO test | QARMAN full-scale spacecraft successfully survived to SCIROCCO test | A test in SCIROCCO Plasma Wind Tunnel facility was successfully performed on the QARMAN CubeSat, a miniaturized satellite developed to demonstrate re-entry technologies.
The test executed in the frame of the collaboration between CIRA and Von Karman Institute concerned a complete, full-scale spacecraft. | | |
| Dream Chaser, successful cooperation with Sierra Nevada for future NASA mission | | https://www.cira.it/en/communication/news/collaborazione-con-snc-per-test-sul-dream-chaser/Dream Chaser, successful cooperation with Sierra Nevada for future NASA mission | Dream Chaser, successful cooperation with Sierra Nevada for future NASA mission | Performed in CIRA Plasma Wind Tunnel "Scirocco" a test campaign for the US company Sierra Nevada. The tests have been carried out in the frame of SNC's development program for the Dream Chaser® spacecraft, the vehicle selected by NASA to provide cargo delivery, return and disposal service for the International Space Station. | | |
| Paolo Annunziato is the new CIRA President | | https://www.cira.it/en/communication/news/paolo-annunziato-nuovo-presidente-cira/Paolo Annunziato is the new CIRA President | Paolo Annunziato is the new CIRA President | Paolo Annunziato is the new CIRA President.
The decision was taken unanimously by the Shareholder's Meeting after Claudio Rovai's decision to resign for personal reasons.
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| LOX / LCH4 propulsion, development of the electroplating technology potentially useful for VEGA-E | | https://www.cira.it/en/competences/propulsion/camere-di-combustione-rigenerative-per-motori-a-razzo-lox-lch4/LOX / LCH4 propulsion, development of the electroplating technology potentially useful for VEGA-E | LOX / LCH4 propulsion, development of the electroplating technology potentially useful for VEGA-E | CIRA in cooperation with CECOM srl has developed a technology for the manufacturing of regenerative chambers for LOX / LCH4 rocket engines, thus achieving one of the main objectives of the Hyprob program. | | |
| First data from the micro-climate station prototype in Antarctica | | https://www.cira.it/en/communication/news/installata-la-stazione-micro-climatica-in-antartide/First data from the micro-climate station prototype in Antarctica | First data from the micro-climate station prototype in Antarctica | On December, 17th the installation of the micro-climate station prototype was completed as planned in the SIMACE (system to monitor environmental parameters in hostile conditions) project funded by Italian Ministry of Education, University and Scientific Research through the National Program for the Research in Antarctica. | | |
