Returning to the Moon is becoming a reality due to advancements in economic launch and re-entry technologies. While this growing market presents challenges that engineers must address, overcoming these hurdles will open up endless possibilities for the future of space exploration.
Enabling Organizations to Shoot for the Stars Confidently
Engineering efforts to reach the Moon and Mars have commenced, focusing on creating sustainable economic ecosystems and infrastructure. Simulation software assists in designing advanced thermal protection systems, developing reusable spacecraft to reduce costs, advancing lunar communications, and improving the feasibility of commercial space operations.
Advancing the Space Launch Market
The space launch market has seen rapid growth and transformation in recent years. Part of this growth involves developing advanced and reliable launch systems, designing for reusability, driving down costs, and providing greater availability to space.
Developing Reliable Re-Entry Vehicles
Spacecraft capable of multiple re-entries, lower space mission costs, essential for commercial viability. Engineers should enhance thermal protection systems to endure extreme re-entry temperatures and ensure precise landings.
Planning Lunar and Mars Developments and Enabling Sample Returns
Organizations are exploring technologies for off-planet development, focusing on soft landings, sustainable infrastructure, and retrieving samples from celestial bodies for return to Earth.
“We’ve used Ansys simulation throughout all phases of development to help gain an understanding of the effect that various loads — thermal, pressure, inertial, and so on — will have on the hardware during flight ”
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Ansys Systems Tool Kit (STK)
Design and simulate space missions in a 3D, physics-based environment. Plan complex trajectories, model constellations, analyze coverage, and evaluate mission trade-offs in real time.
Ansys Discovery features the first simulation-driven design tool combining instant physics simulation, high-fidelity simulation and interactive geometry modeling in a single easy-to-use experience.
From comprehensive two-phase flow capabilities to advanced finite element analysis, our world-class software is a critical tool for any thermal or fluids engineer.
Ansys SCADE Suite is a model-based development environment for reliable embedded software, which provides linkage to requirements management, model-based design, verification, qualifiable/certified code generation capabilities and interoperability with other development tools and platforms.
