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VORTEX
ManufacturerFrance Dassault Aviation
Germany OHB SE
Websitespace-vortex.com/en/
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Spacecraft typeSpaceplane

VORTEX (Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport et d’EXploration) is a future European reusable spaceplane under development by a consortium led by Dassault Aviation and OHB with the support of the French government.[1][2] The vehicle is envisioned as serving both civilian and military applications, including resupplying space stations, and having the potential of future upgrades to carry astronauts.[3][4][5][6][7][8] The first test flight of a subscale prototype, VORTEX-D, is expected in 2028.[9][10][11]

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  1. ↑ Charpentreau, Clement (2026-09-10). "France backs Dassault VORTEX reusable spaceplane". Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  2. ↑ "France Expands Backing For Dassault Spaceplane Effort | Aviation Week". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  3. ↑ "Dassault : voici à quoi ressemblera le futur avion spatial français". l'Opinion (in French). 2025-06-17. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  4. ↑ "Qu'est-ce que le Vortex, ce projet d'avion spatial réutilisable de Dassault ?". 20 Minutes (in French). 2025-06-21. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  5. ↑ "Bourget 2025 : Dassault Aviation lève le voile sur son concept d'avion spatial, le Vortex".
  6. ↑ "Reusable Orbital Spaceplane Program VORTEX - Press kits". Dassault Aviation, a major player to aeronautics. 2026-09-10. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  7. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (2025-11-11). "OHB Establishes the European Spaceport Company". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  8. ↑ "La navette spatiale Vortex, le futur acteur européen du secteur ?". franceinfo (in French). 2026-09-09. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  9. ↑ "Versions | Vortex". Dassault Space Vortex. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  10. ↑ abou (2026-02-09). "Dassault Aviation". Space Symposium (in French). Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  11. ↑ Fain, Igor; Lambert, Olivier; Da Silva Passos, Philippe (2026-07-07). "VORTEX, an Operational Spaceplane and Hypersonic Vehicle Program". 27th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi:10.2514/6.2026-5087. ISBN 978-1-62410-779-5.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
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