As suggested by its name, the CDF uses concurrent engineering methodology to perform effective, fast and cheap space mission studies.
Equipped with a state-of-the-art network of computers, multimedia devices and software tools, the CDF allows teams of experts to perform design studies during working sessions.
[not verified in body] The CDF is mainly in charge of performing the assessment studies of future missions for the European Space Agency.
[citation needed] A list of assessment studies accomplished by the CDF is:[3] The CDF design room was designed and equipped with relevant hardware and software tools, with the aim of creating an effective communication and data interchange environment among team members.
[citation needed] In 2008, ESA donated its older CDF facility to the International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg, for educational purposes.