One week 'til our second #MercuryFlyby! Closest approach of about 200km altitude over the surface of #Mercury is at 11:44 CEST on Thurs 23 June. Join me early next week as we get closer, for more details! #StayTuned
One of the most complex operations in preparation of for the thermal-vacuum test is the tilting of the spacecraft 🛰️ to horizontal position in the Large Space Simulator @TestCentre@ESA_Tech, with the high gain antenna pointing the sun ☀️
Enjoy #JUICE flying like in space...
This looks like fun (but probably isn't). The only way to check @ESA_JUICE is safely settled in #ESTEC's @TestCentre is for a skilled engineer to use the Mk.1 eyeball for a full inspection 👉 https://t.co/jIT2TzZWAt
Is #JUICE being swallowed by a black hole 😱?
No! Rather a sneak preview of the slow descent into the
Large Space Simulator @ESA_Tech@TestCentre last Saturday.
For a month the Spacecraft 🛰️ will face extreme conditions that it will encounter in space: vacuum, hot and cold.
Our Silver Beauty is getting also a Golden touch 🤩... insulating kapton foil & thermocouples bundles witness the approaching of the #JUICE thermal - vacuum test in the Large Space Simulator @TestCentre@ESA_Tech
A lot to come in the next days, stay tuned !
📰 #ESA's projectwetenschapper van #Cheops Kate Isaak vertelt meer over de missie in @NTvN_tweets op p.28 https://t.co/EzKbYqAiKw
Foto: Cheops-projectwetenschapper Kate Isaak in de #Maxwell testkamer van ESA/ESTEC. Copyright: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde
The Ultra Stable Oscillator successfully underwent strict thermal 🥶, electromagnetic compatibility ⚡️ & performance 🏋️ tests @TestCentre ETS and #ESTEC TEC Laboratories @ESA_Tech@ILSpaceAgency
Find out more about the #ESTEC labs here: https://t.co/PQMcrKUd2v