OUR Heritage
Founded in 2002, Vorticity has grown into a leading aerospace systems engineering consultancy. For more than twenty years, we’ve honed deep expertise in entry, descent, and landing technologies through our work on flagship missions.
Vorticity founders designed the 3-stage Parachute Descent System that landed ESA's probe on Saturn's moon, Titan, in 2005.
Our team were responsible for the design and qualification of the parachutes, deployment mortar, inter-stage pyrotechnic release mechanisms, swivels, and parachute packing and containment system.
Deployment Mortar Assembly
Vorticity has developed, tested, and validated parachute systems for Europe's Mars landing missions (Schiaparelli and Rosalind Franklin Mission).
Our team were responsible for the design and qualification of the four parachutes and two deployment mortars.
OUR PUBLICATIONS
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2012 or earlier
Precision Targeting and Measurement for Parachute Drop Tests
T.J. Hancock, A. Saunders, S. Doran, J.C. Underwood, O. Cohen & L. Ferracina, 3rd International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions & Engineering, Arcachon, France, May 2025
A New European Test Facility for Parachute Extraction
T.J. Hancock, J. Lynch, A. Saunders, J.S. Rodgers, S. Verma, J.C. Underwood, O. Cohen & L. Ferracina, 3rd International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions & Engineering, Arcachon, France, May 2025
Simulating Guided Parachute Trajectories and Landing Accuracy
T.J. Hancock, J.S. Rodgers, J.S. Lingard, G. Sims & J.W. Wegereef, 3rd International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions & Engineering, Arcachon, France, May 2025