SMART Ignition System for Highly Reusable Rockets

完全可重复使用的运载火箭是所有有效载荷类别的太空访问不可避免的长期未来。在小型发射车辆上实现这一点的技术挑战之一是推进系统，这很容易成为任何发射车辆中最昂贵的部分。为此，该项目希望开发这样一个提议的火箭发动机的核心构建模块——点火系统。该点火系统必须能够多次重燃，并在发射之间以最小的维护重复使用，其成功开发将有助于实现完全可重复使用运载火箭的突破性发展。核心技术将迅速发展到TRL 4，并生产出功能原型。

Fully reusable launch vehicles are the inevitable long-term future for space access, for all payload classes. One of the technological challenges in realising this for smaller launcher vehicles is the propulsion system, which is easily the most expensive part of any launch vehicle. To this end, this project looks to develop a core building block to such a proposed rocket engine -- the ignition system.This ignition system must be capable of multiple relights, and reuse between launches with minimal maintenance, and its successful development will help enable breakthrough development of fully reusable launch vehicles. The core technology will be rapidly advanced to TRL 4, with a functional prototype produced.