Italian 航空宇宙学 会社/堅い Avio 調印するs EU-基金d 契約s 価値(がある) 285 mln euros

MILAN, March 13 (Reuters) - Italian 航空宇宙学 group Avio said on Monday it had 調印するd two European Union-基金d 契約s 価値(がある) 285 million euros ($303.70 million) 全体にわたる for new space transportation 科学(工学)技術s.

"The goal is to てこ入れ/借入資本 the 技術s developed in Italy since the 早期に 2000s through the Vega, Vega C, and Vega E programs for the 開発 of new-世代 propulsion 科学(工学)技術s and 開始する,打ち上げる system architectures," Avio said in a 声明.

The Rome-based 会社/堅い is the prime 請負業者 for European 発射台 Vega and one of the partners in 開始する,打ち上げる 会社/堅い Arianespace, a company that is 大多数-owned by a 共同の 投機・賭ける of Airbus and Safran.

Last December, an Arianespace 衛星 開始する,打ち上げる failed around two minutes after take-off and, earlier this month, an 調査 said the problem had been 原因(となる)d by a 欠陥のある 炭素 構成要素 購入(する)d by Avio from a 供給者 in ウクライナ共和国.

Monday's 契約s, 基金d by Italy's 地位,任命する-COVID 回復 基金, a 旗艦 EU programme, were 調印するd in Rome in the presence of 産業 大臣 Adolfo Urso and the European Space 機関's (ESA) Space Transportation Systems director.

ESA will 行為/法令/行動する as the 契約ing 当局 for the two orders, while Avio will be the main 請負業者, with the support of an Italian 産業の 供給(する) chain, 同様に as Italian 研究 centres and universities.

The first 契約 will 焦点(を合わせる) on the 開発 by 2026 of a flight デモ参加者/実演宣伝者 of new 科学(工学)技術s and 事業/計画(する)s for a 発射台 with low 環境の 衝撃 engines, while the second will be 献身的な to developing a low 環境の 衝撃 high-thrust engine to arrive at ground 資格 by 2026.

"The goal of the two 事業/計画(する)s is to 準備する the ground for 未来-世代 sp エース transportation systems based on liquid propulsion with 減ずるd 環境の 衝撃 (潜在的に reusable)," Avio 大統領 Officer Giulio Ranzo said. ($1 = 0.9384 euros) (報告(する)/憶測ing by Federico Maccioni; editing by Alvise Armellini and Paul Simao)

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