Dassault And OHB Partner On Vortex Spaceplane

Dassault’s Vortex

Dassault’s Vortex spaceplane aims to enhance Europe’s reusable space capabilities.

Credit: Dassault Aviation
LONDON—Dassault Aviation and German satellite developer OHB have teamed up to propose Dassault’s Vortex-S spaceplane become a European Space Agency program. The two companies are proposing the spacecraft as a means of transporting supplies to space stations and performing autonomous orbital free...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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