News

January 2024

EFESTO-2 Project Triumphs in First Technical Review with European Commission

The EFESTO-2 project successfully completed its inaugural technical review with the European Commission, showcasing remarkable progress and achievements in the first part of the project. 

October 2023

EFESTO-2 at the 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC)

Exciting Progress and Participation in EFESTO-2 Project Showcased at 74th International Astronautical Congress in Baku, Azerbaijan

September 2023

EFESTO-2 Milestone Achievement with Successful Intermediate Review #1

The EFESTO-2 project, a collaborative endeavour involving leading European aerospace organizations, proudly announces a significant milestone achieved during its Intermediate Review #1, held at DLR Bremen, Germany, with the presence of all project partners. 

July 25th, 2023

Empowering Young Minds: EFESTO-2 Consortium Collaborates with SEEDS Students in Knowledge-Sharing Venture

The EFESTO-2 Consortium recently collaborated with the SEEDS students, a master's program in Space Exploration and Development Systems, in an inspiring knowledge-sharing venture. 

April 2023

EFESTO-2 Project Advances Inflatable Heat Shield Technology in Europe

Successful checkpoint 1 for the Horizon Europe project

27 November 2022

EFESTO-2 launches building on the success of EFESTO

The Kick-off meeting in Madrid launches EFESTO-2 building on the Success of H2020 EFESTO.

19-23 June 2022

EFESTO Workshop @ FAR2022

The H2020 EFESTO project workshop will be held at the FAR workshop at the 2nd International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions Engineering (FAR) organized by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Heilbronn, Germany,

HIAD Inflatable Structure Fabrication and Test

The first tests of the EFESTO Inflatable Structure have been very successful.

May 2021

EFESTO is getting in good shape

The European inflatable technology has been defined in its detailed design.