ESA Open Invitation to Tender: 1-10963
Open Date: 02/08/2021 12:03 CEST
Closing Date: 30/09/2021 13:00 CEST

Thermal vacuum testing beds are somewhat common throughout Europe, however dusty thermal vacuum chambers are not. In particular there is a scarcity of ISRU specific DTVC facilities. The proposed activity aims to consolidate the user needs and requirements, and topropose a feasible design. The study will address, but will not be limited to, the following points:- assessing the critical user needs- deriving the technical specification for the chamber based on the user needs- proposing a design with justification file inrelation to the user needs- providing a verification matrixThis chamber is intended to provide testing facility for qualificationof sub-system in relevant environment as necessary for ISRU DM, and, in the future, also for subsystems pertaining to an oxygen andmetal producing Pilot Plant.

Estabilishment: ESTEC
ECOS Required: No
Classified: No
Price Range: 50-100 KEURO
Authorised Contact Person: Elena Grashchenkova
Initiating Service: HRE-XI
IP Measure: N/A
Prog. Reference: E/0169-02L – SpaceResourcE3P P2
Tender Type: Open Competition
Open To Tenderers From: AT+BE+CA+CH+CZ+DE+DK+EL+ES+FR+GB+HU+IE+IT+LU+LV+NL+NO+PL+PT+RO+SE+SI
Technology Keywords: 24-D-I-Interaction of Materials with the Space Environment
Products Keywords: 4-E-2-a-Laboratories equipment (spectrum analysers, power meters,…)