Credit: Directed by Mathieu Polo and Philippe Sebirot Edited by Manuel Pédoussaut.

✨ Throwback to the end of June ✨.That’s when our T1H was being carefully prepared for its big journey from @ArianeGroup premises in France to the Esrange Space Center (Swedish Space Corporation premises) in Kiruna, Sweden 🇸🇪.

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🚀 3D experience of @projectsalto hop-test in Esrange Space Center, Kiruna, Sweden. Join the journey:

🚨 Calling students & space fans!.Learn how rockets fly, land, and fly again. This 3D tool makes Europe’s reusable rocket’s first stage demonstrator’s journey easy to understand and fun to explore. 💡 Watch here:

𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐎 𝐡𝐨𝐩-𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.Get a behind-the-scenes look at the SALTO hop test. 📍Esrange Space Center, Sweden (@SSCspace).🔗 Experience it now:

The SALTO project’s T1H hop test will be performed in Esrange Space Center, Kiruna, Sweden (SSC - Swedish Space Corporation). Within this 3D experience you can take a glimpse into the facility and environment where the tests will be performed. 💡

Within our latest newsletter: Big steps forward for @projectsalto! .📌Themis departure and arrival .📌The SALTO 3D hop-test experience.📌 Highlights from our latest webinar.Learn more:

🚀 Explore the hop test that’s changing spaceflight forever — now available in an interactive experience from the SALTO project. 💡 Check out the 3D Hop Test:

🚀 Themis — Europe’s first full-scale reusable rocket demonstrator — has arrived at @SSCspace Esrange Space Center in Sweden! 🇪🇺 This marks the start of the @projectsalto ground and flight test campaign. Learn more:

The assembly and final preparations of the Themis (T1H) reusable first-stage rocket demonstrator. It is getting closer to its upcoming hop test campaign that will mark a major milestone in Europe’s path toward reusable launch systems.

MT Aerospace is building lightweight CFRP landing legs for the Themis3 launcher using AFP, 3D printing & foam core — cutting costs and proving strength in 2024 tests. An important step for Europe’s reusable rockets! More:

A key aspect of the @projectsalto is advancing technologies for future reusable launchers. While the T1H demonstrator gains attention with its vertical hop tests, the focus is already shifting to more advanced prototypes and full-scale orbital vehicles. 📌

From historic launch of James Webb on the Ariane 5, to the first commercial launch of Ariane 6, Dublin-based Réaltra Space Systems Engineering keeps delivering! .Their latest: ✅ A global-shutter HD space camera; ✅ A rugged, modular Ethernet switch 🔗

🚨 Innovation in motion.Big news from Dublin! @RealtraSpace has delivered a space-ready HD camera and a 12-port Ethernet switch for the EU’s SALTO project – Europe’s bold step towards reusable space launchers. 📌 Learn more:

Presented at #IAC2024 in Milan! 🚀.@projectsalto partner GTD SSI showcases Autonomous Flight Safety Systems (AFSS) for reusable launchers—boosting safety, reducing ground needs & enabling predictive maintenance. 🔗

📢 New study from DLR at the 24th DGLR STAB-Symposium! Exploring parametric grid fin design for the reusable T3 vehicle in the SALTO project — analyzing mass and aerodynamic effects through simulations. 📌 Read more:

Explore how leftover propellant affects landing stability and structure in reusable launchers — a key step for VTVL tech. Experimental Investigations of Fluid-to-Vehicle Interactions during a Reusable Launcher’s Touchdown Impact 📌 Read more:

🚀 New Publication Alert! Discover a smart design model for mixed-stage launch vehicles — both expendable & reusable. Fast, flexible, and built for real-world simulations. 🔗 Read more:

📢 #HorizonEurope @SALTO project publications are now live! Explore research, insights & innovation from our amazing partners. Thanks to all contributors for sharing your expertise! Learn more:

Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to gain insights from our experts on the technological and research advancements leading up to the hop tests of Europe’s first reusable rocket!. 🚀 Secure your spot now: