Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
Case Studies:
SSTL/ESA – Venus Entry Probe
Vorticity completed a system analysis of a Venus entry probe for the European Space Agency which would deploy a balloon system to analyse the Venusian atmosphere.
SSTL/ESA – Earth Re-entry Vehicle Demonstrator Pre-Phase A
As part of the Mars Sample Return mission it was necessary to develop an Earth re-entry vehicle demonstrator (EVD) to verify the ability to return samples of Martian soil safely to Earth without risk of microbial contamination of the Earth.