24/02/2026
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Launched in 2024, the Discovery Campaign ‘New Approaches for Large Space Structure Construction, Maintenance, and Recycling Technologies, (LATTICE)‘ aims to develop foundational building blocks that will enable the European space sector to move today’s single-use-and-dispose spacecraft towards reusable, efficient, affordable, and sustainable large space infrastructure. Twelve activities are now under way and are already yielding the first interesting results.
Due to the physical limitations of heavy-lift launch vehicle fairings, Large Space Structures (LSS) are designed as segmented payloads intended for in-space assembly and integration. Innovative ideas are needed to…