ESA (unofficial)#CallForMedia: Media representatives are invited to a briefing on #BepiColombo, ESA and JAXA’s joint mission to Mercury, and to view the spacecraft before it leaves for Europe’s Spaceport in #Kourou, French Guiana, for launch next year.
The complete spacecraft stack is currently undergoing final testing in its launch configuration, and will be available for viewing on 6 July as part of a dedicated briefing organised by ESA, #JAXA , Airbus and +Thales Alenia Space at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Read more: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/BepiColombo/Call_for_media_Last_chance_to_view_ESA_s_Mercury_Explorer_BepiColombo
Credit: ESA–C.Carreau, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGOBepi Colombo Stack configuration in test facilities, Accoustic chamber, ESA ESTEC June 2017
The complete spacecraft stack is currently undergoing final testing in its launch configuration, and will be available for viewing on 6 July as part of a dedicated briefing organised by ESA, #JAXA , Airbus and +Thales Alenia Space at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Read more: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/BepiColombo/Call_for_media_Last_chance_to_view_ESA_s_Mercury_Explorer_BepiColombo
Credit: ESA–C.Carreau, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGOBepi Colombo Stack configuration in test facilities, Accoustic chamber, ESA ESTEC June 2017