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The rapid development of aerothermodynamics for space vehicles, driven by the need to solve the problems of high-speed flight for advanced launchers including propulsion systems, re-entry vehicles and planetary descent and landing systems, necessitates a regular forum at European level for technical discussion and interaction on this important challenging field. ESA in collaboration with ONERA and CNES, with its co-sponsors DLR, CIRA and CEAS are therefore organizing this sixth European Symposium on Aerothermodynamics for Space Vehicles. The First Symposium took place in May 1991 at ESTEC; the Second Symposium was combined with the 4th European High Velocity Database Workshop and took place in November 1994 at ESTEC. The third and the fourth symposium took place in 1998 and 2001, respectively at ESTEC and at CIRA. The last symposium was held at DLR Cologne in November 2004. The present sixth symposium in 2008 will take place on the premises of ONERA Meudon in the vicinity of Paris and Versailles and will keep the aerodynamic community abreast of the expected developments in aerothermodynamics for the next decade.