JRI4Space (Joint Research Institute 4 Space) is a brand institute acting as the main exchange forum between industry, research bodies, Skywin and the Walloon administration.
JRI4Space brings together all the researchers working in the space sector in the universities of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and the Approved Research Centres. This interaction is essential to ensure that businesses in Wallonia benefit from the research carried out within the dome and, above all, express and communicate the challenges they face, and coordinates its actions with national and regional stakeholders.
In addition, Walloon industries will benefit from cutting-edge training on the latest research findings. JRI4Space also coordinates with pre-qualifying, full and vocational training providers to train employees and talent for tomorrow's space sector at various skill levels.
A key illustration of how this collaboration takes shape is the Space4ReLaunch project, which is supported by the SPW Economie Emploi Recherche of the Walloon Region, under the grant agreement n°2210181. 30 PhD theses cover the satellite value chain for Earth observation and reusable launchers. The set of technologies developed includes :
- New imaging modalities with high spatial and spectral resolution (thermal IR and UV)
- The exploitation of a constellation of CubeSats to improve the resolution of GNSS-R
- New spectroscopy modalities for targeted species
- Thermally functionalised optical surfaces for decontamination
- Innovative hybrid vibration damping of structures
- Miniaturised, low-power consumption components
- Topological optimisation of structures and EM actuators
- Adaptative optics and quantum key distribution
- Cryogenic valves and actuators for reusable launchers and microlaunchers market
In the long term, JRI4Space aims to establish itself on the areas of cybersecurity, defence applications, space debris mitigation, in-orbit servicing, lunar and martian exploration.
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