[Space Science] Stormtrooper at ESA
[Space Science] Stormtrooper at ESA
  • By Timothy Daniel (info@koreaittimes.com)
  • 승인 2017.05.30 10:26
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At first sight it might seem obvious which of these ‘models’ is the odd one out: standing between the satellites is apparently a Star Wars stormtrooper.

But the stormtrooper is actually our Rosetta project scientist, Matt Taylor, who is one of three ESA scientists taking the stage at science fiction convention ‘FedCon’ in Bonn, Germany, 2–5 June.

ESA press mentioned on may 29 that While Matt will present Rosetta’s incredible adventure at a comet, including its dramatic conclusion, ESA Senior Science Advisor Mark McCaughrean will highlight some of our other exciting missions, to Mercury, Mars and Jupiter, along with missions to study planets around other stars.

Paul McNamara, project scientist for LISA Pathfinder, will explore the science of gravitational waves, and how they are portrayed in the Star Trek universe. Think gravitational wavefronts, continuous graviton beams, fluctuating graviton fields and more.

The photograph featured here was taken at ESA’s technical heart, in the Netherlands, and shows test models of various satellites and hardware.

At the far right is ESRO-4, launched in 1972 to study Earth’s atmosphere, ionosphere and radiation belts.

HEOS-1 sits on the other side of the stormtrooper. Launched in 1968, it was the first European probe to venture beyond near-Earth space, in order to study the magnetic fields, radiation and the solar wind outside of Earth’s magnetosphere.

Next in line is the Automated Transport Vehicle docking assembly, used to dock the resupply ship to the International Space Station.

Finally, at the far left is COS-B, which, in 1975, was the first mission launched by ESA following its creation in 1973. COS-B studied gamma-ray objects, and was a precursor to Integral, which is still operating.

 


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