[NEW CASE STUDY] — ROCKET ENGINE plume SIMULATION
[NEWs] — Presentations at ESA Symposium on Rockets & Balloons
July 2025
landing Europe on Mars
Designing, building, and delivering a high altitude (28km) drop test for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission.
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From planetary entry, descent, and landing, to next-generation launch and flight technologies.
