Dassault Aviation and OHB announce that they are teaming up to propose to the European Space Agency (ESA) a multipurpose spaceplane VORTEX-S, capable of round-transport to space stations and of autonomous orbital free flyer missions, together with a number of other European partners. Together, Dassault Aviation, as the VORTEX-S prime architect and global integrator of the spaceplane, and OHB, as the architect and integrator of the service module, will form the core team of the proposed ESA project. Discussions are underway with other major European space companies to expand the team for such a project that will advance Europe?s future in space mobility.
Dassault Aviation and OHB Team Up To Propose to ESA the VORTEX-S Multipurpose Space Plane
Published on 05/11/2026 at 02:10 pm BST

















