Space equipment

Some examples of space qualified equipment among 35 Techspace Aero references

Techspace Aero is the European leader in the area of regulation valves for launcher engines and stages. Its competence in engineering covers all propulsion system fluids, from extreme cryogenics to combustion gas (nitrogen, helium, hydrogen, oxygen, hydrazine, N2O4, kerosene, skydrol,…).

The range of products notably includes shut-off valves, check valve, proportional control valves, pressure reducers, as well as complete pressurisation systems. Techspace Aero has delivered more than 11,000 pieces of flight equipment with an operational reliability of 100%. Beyond the role of designer and manufacturer, the company offers to accompany its customers and partners in the optimisation of their systems.

It dedicates a very significant portion of its research efforts to maintaining its technological edge, particularly in the areas of tribology and sealing, new materials, functional modelling, electrical control or shape memory alloy bases, as well as small propulsion for satellite platforms. Techspace Aero is also positioned as a partner to principal contractors in future reusable vehicles programmes.

Examples of development :  

  • Performance optimisation of the valves for the cryogenic Vulcain 2 (Snecma) engine (thrust 1350 kN).
  • Development of the regulation equipment for the re-ignitable Vinci (Snecma) cryo-engine (thrust 180 kN) and the injection chamber valves for the RL60 (Pratt&Whitney) cryo-engine (thrust 60 klbs).
  • Qualification of a 1 Newton thruster Flow Control Valve for the attitude and orbit control of satellites