Future Launchers Preparatory Programme
An ESA technology-development programme that studies future European space-transportation systems and matures launch, reusable-transport, in-space-transport, propulsion, and demonstrator technologies so they can transfer into flight developments with lower technical and schedule risk.
Identity
- Aliases
- FLPP
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Future Launchers Preparatory Programme
- Status
- active
- Types
- researchdevelopment
Details
- Description
- An ESA technology-development programme that studies future European space-transportation systems and matures launch, reusable-transport, in-space-transport, propulsion, and demonstrator technologies so they can transfer into flight developments with lower technical and schedule risk.
- Leads
- Participants
- -
- Start Date
- 2003
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 10:28:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:18:20 UTC
Other
- Official Urls
- https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Future_space_transportation/Future_Space_Transportation2https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Future_space_transportation/Unveiling_technologies_for_future_launch_vehicleshttps://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/02/Future_Launchers_Preparatory_Programmehttps://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ensuring_autonomous_access_to_space_for_Europehttps://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Europe_s_launchers2