Alessandro Carmine ESPOSITO, Giuseppe RUFOLO, Roberto GARDI, Paolo VERNILLO, Angelo DE FENZA, Vincenzo PAOLELLA, Ivan DI CRISCIO

DOI Number: N/A

Conference number: HiSST-2025-211

This paper presents the design of the Landing Stability Test (LST) for the Space Rider Project, a reusable uncrewed orbital platform developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the primership of Thales Alenia Space Italia and AVIO. The LST aims to evaluate the dynamic response and structural integrity of the Re-Entry Module under controlled landing scenarios, ensuring that sensitive scientific payloads are protected from excessive shocks. The paper describes the methodology used to design a representative mock-up of the Space Rider Re-entry Module, in terms of mass and inertia, and a dedicated test facility capable of achieving the required velocities and attitudes at ground impact. The activity is developed in the frame of the system level verification activities of the descent and landing phase in charge to the Italian Aerospace Research Center as subcontractor of Thales Alenia Space Italia.

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