| Studying F-35 “noise” levels | | https://www.cira.it/en/competences/environmental-impact-of-air-transport/studiare-il-rumore-degli-f-35/Studying F-35 “noise” levels | Studying F-35 “noise” levels | CIRA, in collaboration with the Italian Air Force Technical Test Laboratories, has successfully completed the noise characterisation campaign relating to the new F35-A aircraft. The activities carried out within the context of the JSF-Milnoise programme aim to assess the environmental impact of the operational activities carried out on the air base | | |
| Vega C, the first development stage of the Interstage 2-3 Technological Model has been completed | | https://www.cira.it/en/communication/news/conclusa-prima-fase-realizzazione-modello-tecnologico-interstadio-2-3/Vega C, the first development stage of the Interstage 2-3 Technological Model has been completed | Vega C, the first development stage of the Interstage 2-3 Technological Model has been completed | The carbon preform of the Interstage 2-3 Technological Model of the new VEGA C European space launcher has been completed in the CIRA laboratories and transferred to Avio premises.
The innovative composite Grid architecture, applied to a European launcher for the very first time, was developed thanks to the Composite Material Prototype Laboratory. | | |
| Mini-Irene successfully passes the Scirocco test | | https://www.cira.it/en/communication/news/test-mini-irene-ground-demonstrator/Mini-Irene successfully passes the Scirocco test | Mini-Irene successfully passes the Scirocco test | A test campaign was successfully completed in the CIRA SCIROCCO hypersonic plasma wind tunnel on the Ground Demonstrator of the MINI-IRENE capsule. The main aim of the test was the thermo-structural qualification of the deployable heat shield. Next November the capsule will be launched on a sub-orbital trajectory. | | |
| Small space re-entry system development Program recently launched | | https://www.cira.it/en/communication/news/avviato-il-programma-iperdrone/Small space re-entry system development Program recently launched | Small space re-entry system development Program recently launched | IPERDRONE is the name of the Program led by CIRA and funded by the Italian Space Agency aimed at designing and developing a small space re-entry system, which is able to perform in-orbit operations on the ISS, re-enter the atmosphere and safely land on Earth bringing back unaltered ISS scientific payloads/experiments | | |
| 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. | | |
