Last chance to see ESA’s spaceplane
Members of the media are invited to ESA’s Technical Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, to take a last look at Europe’s experimental spaceplane on 9 September.
The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) has undergone two months of extensive testing at ESA's test facilities and will soon take its last journey before launch this November on board a Vega rocket.
In a mission lasting 100 minutes, IXV will flight test the technologies and critical systems for Europe’s future automated reentry vehicles returning from low orbit. This is a first for Europe.
Media briefing
On Tuesday 9 September, ESA’s IXV project manager, Giorgio Tumino will be available for interviews. Photos and videos made during the tests conducted at ESTEC in recent months, will be available.
Extra
A drop-test model of IXV is also on show at ESTEC. It will be one of the attractions at the ESTEC open day on Sunday, 5 October. Last year over 8,500 people attended. This year, 10,000 visitors are expected.
Register
To attend the IXV media event on Tuesday, 9 September from 15:00 to 17:00, please register at estecpr@esa.int
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