Italian Aerospace Research Centre

The Italian Aerospace Research Centre (Italian: Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali, CIRA) is a consortium established in July 1984 to promote the growth and success of the aerospace industry in Italy (its head-office is in Capua). The majority of CIRA share capital is held by government organizations: the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the National Research Council of Italy (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR).[1]

## Spaceplane technology

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CIRA is developing spaceplane technology using its facilities for numerical simulation and ground tests, and has flown its first transonic flight test of a "flying test-bed" (FTB) vehicle dropped from a high-altitude balloon.[2] CIRA intends to develop FTB vehicles by 2012 that can perform atmospheric reentry from low Earth orbit, launched using the Vega space launch system.[2][3] This is consistent with the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) plan of the European Space Agency.[4]

Since 2005, CIRA is a partner of the Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC).

## References

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1. ^ "General Information - CIRA". CIRA. Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
2. ^ a b Tariq Malik (12 March 2007). "Italian Firm Hails Test of Unmanned Spacecraft Prototype". Space.com.
3. ^ "USV Program". CIRA. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
4. ^ "European rocket research programs: USV, IXV, FLPP". HobbySpace. 2008-02-24. Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2009-01-11.

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