XMM Mirror Support Platform (STM)

ESA X-ray Multi-Mirror (XMM) high-throughput X-ray spectroscopy mission will be launched by Ariane-5 in 1999. The picture shows the X-ray baffle mounting on the Structural and Thermal Model (STM) of XMM's Mirror Support Module, at prime contractor Dornier. [Image Date: 1997-09-00] [97.10.010-001]