| CIRA involved in ESA Daedalus project | | https://www.cira.it/en/competences/strutture-e-materiali/il-cira-nel-progetto-di-esplorazione-delle-cave-lunari-con-la-＂sfera-daedalus＂-per/CIRA involved in ESA Daedalus project | CIRA involved in ESA Daedalus project | The development of dust mitigation technologies investigated by CIRA-Space Exploration Technologies Laboratory will be part of the Daedalus sphere robot equipment . The project is being evaluated by ESA's Concurrent Design Facility as part of a larger study of lunar cave mission concepts. | | |
| Signed the Agreement for the Launch of Mini Irene | | https://www.cira.it/en/space/accesso-allo-spazio-satelliti-ed-esplorazione/mini-irene/siglato-il-contratto-di-lancio-della-capsula-mini-irene/Signed the Agreement for the Launch of Mini Irene | Signed the Agreement for the Launch of Mini Irene | CIRA and the Swedish Research Center, SSC have signed the agreement for the launch of the Mini-Irene capsule aboard the Sounding Rocket Maser 15 as part of the S1X3-M15 mission, scheduled for May 2022. | | |
| CIRA is awarded EDA Defence Innovation Prize 2020. | | https://www.cira.it/en/communication/news/va-al-cira-leda-defense-innovation-prize-2020/CIRA is awarded EDA Defence Innovation Prize 2020. | CIRA is awarded EDA Defence Innovation Prize 2020. | CIRA was awarded the EDA Defence Innovation Prize 2020, the prestigious annual prize awarded by the European Defence Agency, through SWADAR (Swarm ADvanced Detection And TRacking) project for the countering of swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), specifically on the protection of static and dynamic land facilities and platforms. | | |
| Zero Emission Aviation, research initiative pioneers sustainable flight | | https://www.cira.it/en/communication/news/nasce-il-gruppo-zero-emission-aviation-per-il-volo-aereo-sostenibile/Zero Emission Aviation, research initiative pioneers sustainable flight | Zero Emission Aviation, research initiative pioneers sustainable flight | The goal is to make flying so green that it has almost no adverse environmental impact. To realise this transformation, research institutions from 13 countries have joined forces to form the 'Zero Emission Aviation' (ZEMA) group. | | |
| Space Rider, CIRA’s Body Flap passes dynamic tests demonstrating its ability to withstand launch vibrational loads | | https://www.cira.it/en/space/accesso-allo-spazio-satelliti-ed-esplorazione/pride/space-rider-il-body-flap-realizzato-dal-cira-supera-i-test-dinamici-dimostrando-la-sua-capacità-di-resistere-ai-carichi-vibrazionali-di-lancio/Space Rider, CIRA’s Body Flap passes dynamic tests demonstrating its ability to withstand launch vibrational loads | Space Rider, CIRA’s Body Flap passes dynamic tests demonstrating its ability to withstand launch vibrational loads | The dynamic test campaign on the control surfaces of the European Space Rider spacecraft has ended at the CIRA Space Qualification Lab. The result obtained paves the way for phase D of the Program for which CIRA is responsible for the development not only of the control surfaces but of the entire ceramic thermal protection system of the vehicle | | |
