Inauguration of Space Weather Coordination Centre, Brussels

Cutting the ribbon to mark the official inauguration of ESA's new SSA Space Weather Coordination Centre (SSCC) located at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, on 3 April 2013. ESA's Director for Human Spaceflight and Operations, Thomas Reiter (at right), is joined by Philippe Mettens, Chairman of the Belgian Science Policy Office (wearing scarf), and the centre operations team for the cutting. Ronald Van der Linden, Director General of the ROB, stands behind at left.