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CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research Centre

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academicFounded 1984
Italy
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CIRA (Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali) contributes to the Space Rider project by developing reentry competencies and conducting tests on thermal protection systems.

Mentioned as: ciraNarrative GeneralJan 26, 2026Countdown torna su Sky TG24 con un focus sulla space economy

The Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali (CIRA) is organizing an initiative for the National Space Day in 2025.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2025Giornata dello Spazio, il CIRA celebra il San Marco 1

CIRA confirms its commitment to shaping the future of Italian aerospace research through education and scientific outreach.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2025Giornata dello Spazio, il CIRA celebra il San Marco 1

CIRA acknowledges the importance of youth as the main driver for the growth of the aerospace sector in Italy.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2025Giornata dello Spazio, il CIRA celebra il San Marco 1

CIRA will host a special day for high school students to introduce them to aerospace research and its applications.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2025Giornata dello Spazio, il CIRA celebra il San Marco 1

The event will feature a presentation of CIRA's main research activities.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2025Giornata dello Spazio, il CIRA celebra il San Marco 1

CIRA’s testing facilities represent a significant asset in Italian aerospace research.

Mentioned as: CIRATechnical ProductDec 14, 2025Giornata dello Spazio, il CIRA celebra il San Marco 1

Students will have the opportunity to participate in a guided tour of CIRA's large testing facilities.

Mentioned as: CIRATechnical ProductDec 14, 2025Giornata dello Spazio, il CIRA celebra il San Marco 1

CIRA aims to enhance the value of Italian aerospace research and promote scientific culture among the new generations.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2025Giornata dello Spazio, il CIRA celebra il San Marco 1

CIRA highlights the contribution of research and innovation to technological progress and competitive development in Italy.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2025Giornata dello Spazio, il CIRA celebra il San Marco 1

The project is developed in collaboration with CIRA, Aeronautica Militare, Marina Militare, Politecnico di Torino, ENAV, and Eurocontrol.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2025Voli suborbitali, ENAC presenta simulazioni a Grottaglie

CIRA has overseen two sets of drop tests using a 3,000-kilogram mass simulator.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralOct 15, 2025Romania’s INCAS Delivers Space Rider Drop Test Model

Romania’s National Institute for Aerospace Research ‘Elie Carafoli’ (INCAS) delivered the Space Rider Descent and Landing Test Model (DLRM) to the Italian Aerospace Research Centre (CIRA) in Capua.

Mentioned as: CIRAOrg RelationshipOct 15, 2025Romania’s INCAS Delivers Space Rider Drop Test Model

CIRA was contracted by Thales Alenia Space in late 2021 to coordinate drop tests for the Space Rider Re-entry Module's recovery system.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralOct 15, 2025Romania’s INCAS Delivers Space Rider Drop Test Model

On 14 October, INCAS announced the successful delivery of the DLRM to CIRA’s facility in Capua.

Mentioned as: CIRATechnical ProductOct 15, 2025Romania’s INCAS Delivers Space Rider Drop Test Model

The DLRM will be equipped with its avionic subsystem, onboard software, and elements of its recovery system at CIRA.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralOct 15, 2025Romania’s INCAS Delivers Space Rider Drop Test Model

Argotec, CIRA, and SITAEL are consortium partners in the Space Factory 4.0 programme led by Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: CIRATechnical ProductOct 10, 2025Thales Alenia Space Inaugurates New €100M Satellite Factory

CIRA has begun equipping the DLRM prototype with its avionic subsystem and flight components.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralOct 1, 2025Romanian Research Institute Qualifies Space Rider Drop Test Prototype

CIRA announced that INCAS completed 'proof tests' of the Space Rider DLRM on 19 September.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralOct 1, 2025Romanian Research Institute Qualifies Space Rider Drop Test Prototype

Il Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali (CIRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Imperial College London to strengthen aerospace research and the space economy.

Mentioned as: CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research CentreNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2025CIRA e Imperial College per ricerca aerospaziale
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