Reusable Launch Vehicles from a European Point of View

EADS Launch Vehicles has been a leader for a long time in the study, design and development of military missiles, of in-orbit, transfer, re-entry and launch vehicles. Through these programmes, it has gained considerable (unique in Europe) experience in complex system architectures. For fully reusable launch vehicles (RLV) EADS Launch Vehicles has defined its views and prepared a “roadmap”.