A Working Group consisting of NLR, QinetiQ and ONERA constructed the ASTERA taxonomy for aeronautical R&T. This is a hierarchical taxonomy that builds upon existing European structuring efforts, such as the GARTEUR taxonomy and EUROCONTROL's ARDEP taxonomy.
The ASTERA taxonomy has been defined, reviewed and agreed upon by a considerable group of experts from different fields within the European aeronautics community. This has given the taxonomy a strong foundation. Therefore EASN uses and if necessary modifies this taxonomy in order to approach a classification of university activities in the field of aeronautics.
Space
Space Technologies
Sub-domains:
1. Materials and Structures
2. Manufacturing Processes for Space Applications
3. Space manufacturing process technologies
4. Aerodynamics
5. Space Propulsion
6. Space Power
7. Robotics
8. Space Transportation Systems
9. Novel / Reusable Launching Concepts
10. On-orbit operations and servicing (OOO, OOS)
11. Low cost satellites technologies
Space Applications and Operations
Sub-domains:
1. Earth ObservationNano/micro Satellites
2. Integrated Applications
3. Space Communication and Navigation
4. Components for Orbital Use
5. CO2 monitoring from space
Space Policies
Sub-domains:
1. Clean Space
2. Safety in Space
European Aeronautics Science Network