News

May 2021

EFESTO is getting in good shape

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

February 2021

A new European flexible heatshield prototype has born.

The first prototype of the EFESTO space inflatable heatshield is already under testing.

December 15th, 2020

The European flexible heatshield through its Consolidated Design Review

The H2020 EFESTO project has successfully completed CDR review.

12-14 October 2020

EFESTO at the IAC2020 with double contribution

The EFESTO project is presented to the first ever fully digital edition of the International Astronautical Congress.

February 2020

The Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator Preliminary Design is out!

The EFESTO PDR completed successfully. Now the Detail Design has started aiming at the test campaign.

January 28th 2020

Milestone 3 accomplished!

Preliminary Design Review, Steering commitee #2, Security Advisory Board #2

FAR_Consortium
30 Sept. - 03 October

The floor to EFESTO at the FAR2019

EFESTO was at the ESA International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions & Engineering - FAR2019 - in Monopoli, Italy

29/08/2019

EFESTO in the EASN Newsletter

EFESTO is in the third EASN (European Aeronautics Science Network) periodic Newsletter for 2019!

June 5th 2019

First newsletter issue

The first release of our newsletter is out!

Beyond the current space missions limits though the inflatable heat shields

The EFESTO H2020 Project completes Milestone 2, defining Earth and Mars scenarios.