Future Launcher Preparatory Program

FLPP ( Future Launcher Preparatory Program ) is a space program intended to prepare the new generations of European launchers at the horizon 2015 - 2020. He was entrusted by ESA with share equal to CNES, DLR and ASI.

The first stage of the program consists in studying the concepts of launchers of new generation (NGL) (entirely reusable, partially reusable, consumable) and showing technologies available being able to be used.

Concepts

Concept of the launcher Hopper . This launcher would be designed to transport in the space of the payloads weighing up to 7,5 tons. On horizontal takeoff, Hopper would be launched starting from a carriage resting on a rail of 4 km. It should release its payload in space and land in sailplane on the ground in order to be re-used for future launchings.

Demonstrators being studied

Demonstrator Pre-X : to validate the concept of the atmospheric Sunken planed (first flight envisaged towards 2009).
Demonstrator Phoenix : a reduced version of a launcher based on the concept of Hopper .
Demonstrator TP-X : a turbo hydrogen pump of new generation, equipped with stage of fluid intended for the future engines.

External bonds

CNES: PRE-X, the crossing of the atmosphere all carefully
flashespace: Concepts of demonstrators of flight
spacefellowship.com: ESA' S Future Launcher Systems

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