Stratospheric Balloon Flights: An experience to the edge of space

This project focuses on developing a reusable descent system to ensure the safe, controlled landing of a pressurized cabin with 10 untrained passengers from a 30 km altitude via helium balloon, overcoming the technical challenge for commercial stratospheric flights

Securing the superconducting supply chain for hydrogen aircraft

To achieve net-zero emissions, Airbus is exploring hydrogen aircraft using superconductors. Lacking a mature aerospace-grade supply chain for cryogenic components, students will map strategic global risks, from material scarcity to geopolitical instability. You will develop a resilient techno-economic framework to secure these critical sources and manage component obsolescence for revolutionary aircraft expected to remain in service for over 30 years.

Future Aircraft Cabin Experience as a Revenue Platform

The project aims to define future-focused ancillary revenue opportunities within the aircraft cabin by rethinking how services, space, and passenger experience can generate measurable airline value. It should identify new revenue model opportunities, service concepts, and enabling technologies that go beyond traditional add-ons and instead embed monetization directly into the passenger journey and cabin environment.

Alternative materials for rocket engine turbines, Exploring new paths to space

Rocket engine turbines are high power density machinery. Such machines are exposed to extreme conditions. In general, metallic alloys are the go-to answer. Have you ever wondered what alternative options exists? Will you find novel options for dealing with the challenge of access to space?

MarsNAV, A GNSS NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR FUTURE MARS MISSIONS

As future human explorers, cargo landers, and autonomous aerial vehicles operate increasingly on Mars, the absence of a real time, local navigation infrastructure remains a major limitation. MarsNav addresses this by proposing a GNSS like system composed of small satellites, ground reference stations, inter satellite links, and dedicated navigation payloads.

RF-Based Drone Detection in Urban Environments

The aim of this project is to develop an end‑to‑end AI pipeline for RF‑based UAS detection and classification. From raw measurement data, you will design preprocessing, signal embeddings, and learning models that remain effective in low‑SNR, multi‑drone, and high‑interference RF environments.

Satellite and instrument design for XL plate (Falcon 9)

For NEBULA-Xplorer, we already have a design for a Falcon 9 half-plate volume and for a VEGA-C mini spacecraft volume. We now need an instrument and satellite design for a Falcon 9 XL plate, to complete a full trade-off between these options in the near future.

MoonPort: A European Vision for the 8th Continent

MoonPort is a proposed European Lunar spaceport concept enabling safe, commercial, and coordinated access to the Moon through shared infrastructure, services, and operations. The student team develops the Concept of Operations and Reference System Architecture by defining system boundaries, interfaces, users, technical implementation, phased capabilities, and a roadmap supporting industry alignment decisions.

From Prototype to Production and Service: Designing Our Electric Aircraft Assembly and Maintenance Facilities

Help us design the assembly and maintenance facilities for Europe's first electric passenger aircraft. Collaborate across disciplines to address EASA compliance, high-voltage battery safety, supply chain optimization, sustainable factory architecture, and (public) funding strategies. Shape our transition from prototype development to serial production and in-service operations.

The Missing Link:A LEO logistics and transportation Hub for Lunar and Mars missions

This study case explores the preliminary design of a LEO‑based logistics and transportation hub supporting lunar and Mars missions. The focus is on architecture trade‑offs, service‑oriented operations, AI‑supported non‑critical tasks, and cost‑efficient solutions enabling sustainable deep‑space exploration. The result will support decision making for future initiatives.