March 2016
Rosetta – Starting from Scratch
..., was appointed to oversee all ESOC activities, from the initial operations concept definition throughout the preparation phase until the actual operations execution in flight. A few months later Manfred nominated me to join his team as Spacecraft...
August 2016
Rosetta overcomes major setback
... and modifying some onboard software routines. One exciting phase was the reaching of the closest point to the... were all quite exhausted. After completion of the in-flight commissioning phase, in November 2004, we were looking forward to a quieter ...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... systems monitoring and control in pre- and post-launch phases for all mission types. Procuring components and materials make... model. Digitalisation moves the real effort from the manufacturing phase to design The basic model comes from ESA’s Proba ...
July 2020
Trailblazing STEM education
...context is yet to be tested with our next pilot project, Phase III, currently under design. Trailblazers We must stay true to ... research project has achieved and we look forward to the next phase of expansion that will share and build on what we have ...
March 2021
Space weather and risk mitigation
... of under supplied power (in MW) and number of affected customers. Catastrophe scenario Disaster risk assessment consists of two phases, namely ‘protection’ before an event occurs and ‘recovery’ after the occurrence of an event The awareness of the...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
...tomorrow. To maximise the results from our Earth-reliant phase, NASA is working with commercial partners Boeing and SpaceX... we gain experience in the Earth-dependent and proving-ground phases. Once we have accomplished the goals of the proving ground...
