Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX (Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport et d’Exploration) represents the next generation of reusable orbital vehicles, conceived as a versatile and intrinsically dual-use European platform for space operations, including orbital cargo transport, in-orbit servicing, scientific research, and industrial manufacturing.To advance this vision, Dassault Aviation and Space Cargo Unlimited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate BentoBox, Space Cargo Unlimited’s autonomous payload operations platform, aboard VORTEX.This collaboration supports the commercialization roadmap of the VORTEX program, reinforcing Europe’s strategic autonomy in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by combining Dassault Aviation’s leadership in complex aerospace systems with Space Cargo Unlimited’s expertise in autonomous payload management and growing commercial ecosystem.
