What is BackOnEarth ?
Back On Earth is a student project who aims to develop a reusable VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) electric Rocket. The rocket is viewed as a demonstrator to develop and implemant all technologies needed for reusability.
Motivation
In the last few years, the Space industry has has known a major revolution. Reusability is know the key to lower the cost of access to space but disruptive technologies in control, automation and navigation are needed. We aim to be among the first outside the US to obtain this capacity.