ESA Open Invitation to Tender: 1-11392
Open Date: 08/06/2022 12:16 CEST
Closing Date: 10/08/2022 13:00 CEST

The objective of the current activity is to assess the effectiveness of in-situ manufactured structures on containment of high-velocity particles generated by the interaction of regolith and Lunar lander plumes.This assessment shall be supported by both numerical simulations and experimental test campaigns, and shall include the manufacturing and characterisation of representative material samples and structures.The TRL of this technology development will be brought from 2 to 4 in the course of the activity. Procurement Policy: C(1) = Activity restricted to non-prime contractors (incl. SMEs). For additional information please go to this link.

Directorate: Directorate of Tech, Eng. Quality
Estabilishment: ESTEC
ECOS Required: No
Classified: No
Price Range: > 500 KEURO
Authorised Contact Person: Maximilian Ludwig Garre
Initiating Service: TEC-MPA
IP Measure: C1
Prog. Reference: E/0901-01 – Technology Developme
Tender Type: Open Competition
Open To Tenderers From: AT+BE+CH+CZ+DE+DK+EE+GR+ES+FI+FR+GB+HU+IE+IT+LU+NL+NO+PL+PT+RO+SE
Technology Keywords: 4-A-I-Numerical modelling of environments / 4-B-II-Ground and Space Effects Investigations / 18-A-II-Engineering Techniques
Products Keywords: 2-K-1-b-Chemical Propulsion Systems / 2-M-1-a-Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) / 2-N-2-Primary Structures