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HyFAR-ARA federates public institutions, research and education organisms, and industrial companies that are interested by hypersonic systems and their applications
The association, established in 1999, addressed first the atmospheric reentry domain, essentially space transportation and planetary probes.
Over time, the association extended its activity to :
- space debris reentry
- hypersonic flight vehicles
Actions
Some of the actions performed by the association to pursue its goals
- organization of workshops or conferences
- networking between its members and public institutions, industrials, education organizations and other associations interested in the reentry and/or hypersonic flight issues
- communication towards professional or general public
- expertise or analysis in its domain of expertise, either on demand or for its own purposes
- support of young searchers, through grants for participating to congress or workshops
The objectives of the association
Within its area of interest, the association aims at:
- promoting its members skills and know-how
- defining a common vision on scientific and technological challenges
- contributing to the development of common research and technology projects, from fundamental research, physical modeling and numerical simulation, up to in flight experimentation
- fostering the constitution of industrial and/or research teams for such projects
- animating and managing the members network
- informing institutional and economical actors about atmospheric reentry and hypersonic flight challenges, and the general public as well
- making the promotion of the atmospheric reentry and hypersonic flight domain to the academic institutions, especially towards young pupils and students
Organization chart
Executive board
MAIRE Pierre-Henri
President
CEA
HUDRISIER Sylvain
Vice President
Ariane Group
ROSSIGNOL Fabrice
Treasurer
Université de Limoges
LAGO Viviana
Secretary
CNRS
PINAUD Gregory
Deputy Secretary
ArianeGroup
Administration board
MAIRE Pierre-Henri
CEA
hyfar-araESQUIEU Sébastien
CEA
hyfar-araROSSIGNOL Fabrice
University of Limoges
hyfar-araBILA Stéphane
University of Limoges
hyfar-araPINAUD Gregory
ArianeGroup
hyfar-araHUDRISIER Sylvain
ArianeGroup
hyfar-araCONGEDO Pietro
INRIA
hyfar-araBERTIN Henri
University of Bordeaux
hyfar-araPAPON Eric
University of Bordeaux
hyfar-araGODEFERD Fabien
CNRS
hyfar-araLAGO Viviana
CNRS
hyfar-araSPEL Martin
R. Tech
hyfar-araANNALORO Julien
CNES
hyfar-araGALERA Stéphane
CNES
hyfar-araVERANT Jean-Luc
ONERA
hyfar-araBUR Reynald
ONERA
hyfar-araProject managers
ESQUIEU Sébastien -
CEA
- ESA’s FAR 2025 conference
- Website
PINAUD Gregory
ArianeGroup
- Archives management
- Website
ROSSIGNOL Fabrice
University of Limoges
- ESA’s FAR 2025 conference
- communication
PIROTAIS Dominique
CEA
- ESA’s FAR 2025 conference
- HERA 2024 Workshop
- Website
- communication
CONGEDO Pietro
INRIA
- ESA’s FAR 2025 conference
OLAZABAL Marina
CEA
-ESA’S FAR 2025 conference
MAIRE Pierre Henri
CEA
- ESA’s FAR 2025 conference
(local organization team leader)
LAGO Viviana
CNRS - ICARE Laboratory
- ESA’s FAR 2025 Conference
- HERA 2024 Workshop
HUDRISIER Sylvain
Ariane Group
- ESA’s FAR 2025 conference
BERTIN Henri
Bordeaux University
- ESA’s FAR 2025 conference
BERNARD Samuel
Limoges University
- ESA’s FAR 2025 conference
ANNALORO Julien
CNES
- ESA’s FAR 2025 conference
GALERA Stéphane
CNES
- ESA’s FAR 2025 conference
SPEL Martin
R. Tech
- ESA’s FAR 2025 conference
BARANGER Céline
CEA
HERA 2024 Workshop
TOUSSAINT Damien
CEA
HERA 2024 Workshop
The historical background
The inception
The association was created on March 18th 1999, following the successful experiment of the ARD reentry vehicle in october 1998. Its first denomination was ADTMRA (usual abbreviated designation : ARA).
Several new members joined the founding members (Aérospatiale SNI, now ArianeGroup, Aquitaine Region, now Nouvelle Aquitaine, University of Bordeaux): the french Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), SNECMA solid propulsion (today part of ArianeGroup), INRIA (french research institute on computer science), University of Limoges (France).
In year 2020, ADTMRA renewed its statutes and changed its name for HyFAR-ARA (Hypersonic Flight & Atmospheric Reentry – Association pour la Rentrée Atmosphérique)
Some of the association major achievements
Research (2002-2007)
8 PhD and 1 post-graduate research contract performed in Bordeaux labs, with the support of Aquitaine Region and industrial members of the association
Science
- November 2005 and April 2006 : industry/research seminars in Bordeaux
- July 2005 : sponsoring of the 3rd International Planetary Probe Workshop
- June 2006 : sponsoring of the 4th International Planetary Probe Workshop
- July 2006 : 3AF conference on atmospheric reentry (sponsordhip for students attendance)
- 25-29 June 2007 : organization of the 5th International Planetary Probe Workshop (Bordeaux) https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/conferences-archive/ippw-5
Conferences
5 editions of ARA Days, international conference on atmospheric reentry systems, were organized in Arcachon (within Bordeaux area, France ) between 2006 and 2005
Workshops
On the opening date of this website, two symposiums had been held, in 2015 and 2017 respectively:
- “Atmospheric Reentry of Space Debris” (2015)
- “Atmospheric Reentry in Nouvelle Aquitaine: Stakes and Perspectives” (2017)
Since then, many other symposiums and workshops have been organized.
Technology project
In year 2004 HyFAR-ARA (ADTMRA until 2020) initiated a technology program on the CNES experimental flight vehicle Pre-X. This program was supported by a joint CNES-Aquitaine Region grant and addressed the vehicle instrumentation.
