The GFAD and GFAM are integral parts of the Grid Fin System (GFS), which provides the precise control necessary for the safe vertical landing of the first stage of Themis.
Following the completion of these operations, a hot-fire test will be performed, igniting Themis's Prometheus engine without liftoff.
Sener has secured a contract in the Themis program commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with ArianeGroup.
ESA awarded ArianeGroup a contract for Themis in 2020 with the original expectation that the vehicle would be ready for full suborbital flight tests as early as 2023.
ArianeGroup shipped the Themis demonstrator from a factory in France to the Esrange Space Center in Sweden for its first hop tests.
Workers at Esrange are preparing Themis for tests leading up to a first hop flight to an altitude of about 100 meters.
Themis is a European reusable demonstrator vehicle powered by the Prometheus engine and supported by both ESA and the European Commission through the SALTO project.
ESA awarded ArianeGroup a contract for Themis in 2020 with initial expectations for more advanced flight testing than the current hop-test schedule.
ArianeGroup shipped the Themis demonstrator from a factory in France to the Esrange Space Center in Sweden, a journey of more than 3,000 kilometers that took two weeks.
European efforts on reusable launch technologies include the Prometheus methane engine and the Themis demonstrator, which are supported by ESA and the European Commission through the SALTO project.
Ukrainian forces are using THeMIS configured for route clearance.
The integrated communication system allows the THeMIS UGV to be controlled over vast distances.
The THeMIS UGV is currently deployed in Ukraine, assisting Ukrainian soldiers in the war with Russia.
The THeMIS Cargo CASEVAC is equipped with the new communication system.
Operators can control the THeMIS UGV from a secure distance of thousands of kilometers.
Milrem Robotics and AEC Skyline have integrated Starlink SATCOM into the THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle.
Themis is being developed under contract from the European Space Agency (ESA).
ESA is taking initial steps toward the in-flight demonstration of a prototype reusable rocket first stage called Themis from 2023 onwards.
CINEMA will complement the THEMIS, MMS, and the planned Geospace Dynamics Constellation heliophysics missions.
Spaceport Esrange will host tests of ESA’s Themis program for reusable rockets, a program led by ArianeGroup.