Video: CALLISTO
With CALLISTO, DLR engineers, in collaboration with the French space agency CNES and the Japanese space agency JAXA, are designing a demonstrator that can launch vertically and then land in the same alignment (this is referred to as vertical take-off, vertical landing (VTLT)). CALLISTO is guided using aerodynamic control surfaces during a non-powered phase, featuring a transition from supersonic to subsonic flow conditions. The engine is then reignited to decelerate the CALLISTO Vehicle. The landing system therefore absorbs the residual kinetic energy, enabling CALLISTO to perform a safe and stable landing.
Video: CALLISTO
Video: CALLISTO
With CALLISTO, DLR engineers, in collaboration with the French space agency CNES and the Japanese space agency JAXA, are designing a demonstrator that can launch vertically and then land in the same alignment (this is referred to as vertical take-off, vertical landing (VTLT)). CALLISTO is guided using aerodynamic control surfaces during a non-powered phase, featuring a transition from supersonic to subsonic flow conditions. The engine is then reignited to decelerate the CALLISTO Vehicle. The landing system therefore absorbs the residual kinetic energy, enabling CALLISTO to perform a safe and stable landing.
Credit: DLR (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)
Duration:00:02:46