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Vortex (Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport Et D'Exploration)

JPLeRouzic 1y ago
It's 1975 again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_(spacecraft) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_(spacecraft)
- ggm-at-algebras 1y ago
  Good ideas never die!
qingcharles 1y ago
Reminds me a lot of the X-37 https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4112259/x-37b-orbital-test-vehicle-concludes-seventh-successful-mission/ https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4112...
internet_points 1y ago
voici l'article sans tous les mots allemands bizarres: https://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/espace/vehicules-aerospatiaux/vortex-vehicule-orbital-reutilisable-de-transport-et-dexploration/ https://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/espace/vehicules-aerosp...
- 9dev 1y ago
  Good thing you posted that, lest the occasional French visitor would run into danger of having to actually learn English instead of the obviously superior French that's more than enough already.
  - seszett 1y ago
    Well, since that is a French project it seems a bit misplaced to blame the French who might want to read about it in French. Also I'm pretty sure the French here on HN are more than occasional visitors.
tempodox 1y ago
Is Europe getting their own space shuttle? That would be a wise idea.
TheAlchemist 1y ago
That's interesting but I can't find a single date relative to this project - not on the website, nor while googling. When is it supposed to be tested ? Also the amounts of funding mentioned in the article I've found seem ridiculously low (30M ??)
- khalic 1y ago
  It’s ridiculous indeed, but that’s the budgets science needs to run on. People still don’t understand how fundamental this kind of engineering is for our future
af78 1y ago
Nice video of the concept: https://www.dassault-aviation.tv/vortex_salon_du_bourget_2025-2333-fr.html https://www.dassault-aviation.tv/vortex_salon_du_bourget_202... (CGI, obviously)
adev_ 1y ago
Lets pray that the ESA fund this properly this time. Europe need an independent manned access to Space and the time is now: - Soyuz is old and under-funded. And the Ukraine war destroyed any hope of serious partnership between Europe and Roscosmos for the next 15y. - Nasa budget is shredded in pieces and hoping any serious scientific collaboration with the current White House banana team is completely delusional. - China plays solo for its space program. Any serious collaboration for launchers / spacecraft is unlikely. - Japan is in the same stupid situation than Europe. In brief: We need something a Made in Europe. More than ever.

It's 1975 again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_(spacecraft) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_(spacecraft)

ggm-at-algebras 1y ago
Good ideas never die!

Reminds me a lot of the X-37 https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4112259/x-37b-orbital-test-vehicle-concludes-seventh-successful-mission/ https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4112...

internet_points 1y ago

voici l'article sans tous les mots allemands bizarres: https://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/espace/vehicules-aerospatiaux/vortex-vehicule-orbital-reutilisable-de-transport-et-dexploration/ https://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/espace/vehicules-aerosp...

9dev 1y ago
Good thing you posted that, lest the occasional French visitor would run into danger of having to actually learn English instead of the obviously superior French that's more than enough already.
- seszett 1y ago
  Well, since that is a French project it seems a bit misplaced to blame the French who might want to read about it in French. Also I'm pretty sure the French here on HN are more than occasional visitors.

tempodox 1y ago

Is Europe getting their own space shuttle? That would be a wise idea.

TheAlchemist 1y ago

That's interesting but I can't find a single date relative to this project - not on the website, nor while googling. When is it supposed to be tested ? Also the amounts of funding mentioned in the article I've found seem ridiculously low (30M ??)

khalic 1y ago
It’s ridiculous indeed, but that’s the budgets science needs to run on. People still don’t understand how fundamental this kind of engineering is for our future

af78 1y ago

Nice video of the concept: https://www.dassault-aviation.tv/vortex_salon_du_bourget_2025-2333-fr.html https://www.dassault-aviation.tv/vortex_salon_du_bourget_202... (CGI, obviously)

adev_ 1y ago

Lets pray that the ESA fund this properly this time. Europe need an independent manned access to Space and the time is now: - Soyuz is old and under-funded. And the Ukraine war destroyed any hope of serious partnership between Europe and Roscosmos for the next 15y. - Nasa budget is shredded in pieces and hoping any serious scientific collaboration with the current White House banana team is completely delusional. - China plays solo for its space program. Any serious collaboration for launchers / spacecraft is unlikely. - Japan is in the same stupid situation than Europe. In brief: We need something a Made in Europe. More than ever.