CHEOPS

CHEOPS Swiss event at RUAG

August 28th, 2018

CHEOPS Swiss event at RUAG Space Zurich. The children drawing plate was unveiled on the CHEOPS satellite in the presence of CHEOPS principal investigator Prof. Willy Benz, Federal councillor Schneider Amman, and ESA Director General Jan Woerner. Also present where three of the 2700 children who contributed their art plus additional VIPs from industry and government. CHEOPS has finished its vibration test in Switzerland prior to the event and will now travel to ESTEC, Netherlands, for the final part of environmental testing: EMC and acoustic test. See Switzerland is a space nation! for press article.