Visit to ESTEC

17 February EUROAVIA goes to ESTEC, the technical heart of ESA. Satellites and other spacecraft are being tested at true scale. In the clean rooms the spacecrafts are being fine tuned before they leave for the launch site in Kourou.

ESTEC

Program:

10.00 hrs Arrival at Space Expo, Welcome by Robert Willemson, ESTEC Communications, coffee/tea service
10.15 hrs Introduction to ESA and its technical centre ESTEC, R. Willemson
10.45 hrs Ariane 5 presentation by Johan Steelant
11.15 hrs Transfer to ESTEC Test Centre
11.30 hrs Tour of Test Centre
12.15 hrs Transfer to Space Expo
12.30 hrs Tour of Space Expo
13.30 hrs End of visit and departure
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