ESOC Huygens Dedicated Control Room

The European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany is ESA's facility for controlling ESA satellites through the ESTRACK network of ground stations. The Huygens Dedicated Control Room (seen here) is controlling ESA's Huygens Probe as part of the Cassini/Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan. The spacecraft will not reach its target until 2004; Huygens is checked out from this room every 6 months. [Image Date: 1997] [98.07.011-003]