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In BANTER, IRS leads and supports critical activities across the consortium:
• WP4 – Nuclear Electric Propulsion (lead): IRS drives the design, dynamic modelling, and ground-testing of the project’s electric power generation cycle and NH₃-fed electric thrusters. This includes iterative development of simulation frameworks, subsystem integration, performance validation in vacuum facilities, and rapid incorporation of test feedback to refine power-and-propulsion architectures.
• WP1 – Project Management & Coordination (support): IRS assists in administrative and technical coordination, contributing to meeting organisation, progress monitoring, and harmonisation of reporting and risk-management processes.
• WP2 – System Engineering of BANTER (support) : IRS collaborates on defining mission scenarios and system-level requirements, participates in the development and consolidation of the test and qualification roadmap, and provides input for prototype assessments up to mid-TRL levels.
• WP5 – Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation (support): IRS helps implement the communication strategy, authors technical publications, engages stakeholders through workshops and conferences, and contributes to data-management and IPR frameworks to maximise impact and market uptake.
