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Alta's newly designed 5 N "green" monopropellant thruster demonstrator reached 42 min. total firing time during its first series of endurance tests on advanced catalytic beds.
The first turbopump inducer built by Alta demonstrates the validity of its newly-developed design method.
Alta's successful spin-off case to be featured at the "Space SMEs in Europe" meeting in Rome, May 11-12.
Alta featured at "Space SMEs in Europe"
The meeting entitled "Space SMEs in Europe: International and National Policies to support Innovation and Competitiveness in Space related SMEs" will take place in Rome on May 11-12, 2009, in the frame of the 1st European SME Week.
Organized under the auspices of the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission, the meeting will feature speakers from ESA, ASI and other national space Agencies, large and small companies, and other institutional actors in the space field. As a member of AIPAS (the Italian association of small and medium aerospace enterprises), Alta is invited to present its success case as an innovative spin-off from the research field into the industrial space sector.
More info on: www.spacesmeweek.eu