NEUROSPACE HEMERA

Validation of Rover Systems Under Extreme Conditions from Rocket Launch to Re-entry

Even prior to the “TACHELES” project, a qualification program for the validation of space-grade systems was carried out as part of NEUROSPACE’s activities. The project, named Hemera, was developed by NEUROSPACE and carried out as part of The Exploration Company’s “Mission Possible” project.

As part of the mission, The Exploration Company tested key functions of the reusable space capsule Nyx, which is also intended for future crewed operations. These included navigation, re-entry, and landing. Nyx was launched aboard a Falcon 9 by SpaceX and placed on a suborbital trajectory.

NEUROSPACE contributed to “Mission Possible” with the Hemera project, a 12U experimental payload as a secondary payload. Within this unit, electronic and mechanical subsystems of the rover platform were validated under real launch, flight, and re-entry loads. Prior to the mission, the assemblies were tested in the laboratory under defined mechanical and structural load profiles. The objective was to verify structural integrity, functional performance, and overall system behavior under vibroacoustic and dynamic extreme conditions.

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