Mozelos, Portugal, September 2, 2026 – Amorim Cork Solutions is contributing its P50 cork-based thermal protection material to DRACO, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission designed to capture rare in-flight data on how satellites break apart during atmospheric reentry. Scheduled for launch in 2027, DRACO, short for Destructive Reentry Assessment Container Object, will deliberately reenter Earth’s atmosphere and break apart. Around 200 sensors and four cameras will record what happens to the spacecraft throughout the process, generating data that could help improve reentry models and support the development of safer,…
