SPACELAB

Design, manufacturing, and validation of test benches for strategic and advanced environmental tests for the aerospace sector

Project type: Bando Laboratori PR-FESR Emilia-Romagna 2021-2027  

Programme: PR-FESR – Cofunded by E.U. 

Call: Bando Laboratori 

The SpaceLAB project aims to develop testing systems for the aerospace sector in highly critical areas for the qualification and acceptance of components and subsystems intended for flight. The goal is to improve performance while reducing the number of tests required and minimizing in-service failures, also promoting the connection between the space economy and the green economy. Specifically, the two main areas of focus are shock testing and vacuum outgassing testing. Both types of tests feature a high level of innovation and strategic importance, not only for the Emilia-Romagna region but also at the national level. Currently, there are no laboratories in the region capable of conducting these kinds of tests, and such facilities are very limited in Europe as a whole. Innovation in the aerospace field is advancing rapidly and represents a strategic driver of economic and social development. In this context, the SpaceLAB project seeks to develop and make available to local companies the advanced design and testing technologies created by the participating regional laboratories, through the construction of actual test machines that will be accessible in a dedicated laboratory. 

Project duration: 19/02/2024 – 18/08/2026 

Coordinator: DTMTechnologies (IT)  

Partners: Centro Interdipartimentale EN&TECH of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT), CIRI AEROSPAZIALE-AEROSPACE, ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - University of Bologna (IT), Fondazione Democenter-Sipe (IT) 

 Total budget: €718,281,57 

UNIBO budget: €130,200 

Scientific head for UNIBO / CIRI AEROSPACE: Alessandro Ceruti