What Happened
Paris Supports Ambitious Spaceplane Initiative With Global Partners
The French government has announced its support for Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX reusable spaceplane program, extending its backing beyond the VORTEX-D technology demonstrator. The program aims to develop a family of reusable spaceplanes for civil and military uses, including cargo transport, autonomous orbital missions, and in-orbit servicing. Dassault is acting as global architect and integrator of the spaceplane, with development being carried out in partnership with OHB and other European companies. The announcement was made at the International Space Summit in Paris, according to AeroTime.