Aircraft program
VORTEX: Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport et d’Exploration, reusable spaceplane program that lands and manoeuvres in space like an aircraft, for advancing space operations and commercial/science/military missions. Includes subscale VORTEX-D (flight demonstrator, 1:3 scale), and VORTEX-S (smart free flyer, 2:3 scale) variants, and full-scale VORTEX-C (cargo), and VORTEX-M (manned) variants. In development.
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See Analytics rates| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dassault VORTEX-D | / | Reusable spaceplane technology demonstrator, will use Rocket Lab Electron as launch vehicle. | |
| Dassault VORTEX-S | / | Larger variant with service module. |
| Dassault Aviation | News |
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