Tag: spacecraft testing
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Plato Spacecraft Nears Final Tests After Completing Sunshield and Solar Arrays
Plato Reaches a Major Milestone in Its Journey to Find Exoplanets The completion of the combined sunshield and solar array module marks a pivotal milestone for the Plato mission, as engineers at ESA’s Test Centre in the Netherlands finalize the spacecraft’s build. After arriving at the facility, the team carried out a delicate operation in…
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Plato spacecraft completes final assembly in ESA test facility ahead of space launch
Final assembly completes the Plato spacecraft The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Plato mission has reached a major milestone. In the Netherlands, engineers completed the final assembly by installing the combined sunshield and solar panel module onto the spacecraft. The operation, carried out in ESA’s dedicated clean room at the Test Centre, marks the last essential…