The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
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A rotation of the JUICE spacecraft captured on 5 June 2021 while inside the Large Space Simulator at the European Test Centre at ESA / ESTEC, the Netherlands. The spacecraft was put in the horizontal position, in which it will stay for the entire duration of the Thermal Vacuum Thermal Balance (TVTB) test, which will last for several weeks into July 2021.
Lightcurve Films for ESA
GoPro footage by ESA Communication
Original music by Ilse de Ziah and Ian Date