Final testing on one of the university CubeSats

One of the 7 university-developed CubeSats due for launch on the VEGA maiden flight, VV01, is undergoing final checks before being integrated in the device - the P-POD, or Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer - that will carry it together with two more CubeSats during launch. This activity took place between late October and mid November 2011 at ESA's Space Technology and Research Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands.