Drama in mission control
ESApod, audio and video from space
English - April 10, 2006 11:00 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingScience Technology science ariane astronauts astronomy black hole comet earth envisat ers-2 ground station Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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ESAPod goes to the heart of Venus Express and meets with a veteran ESA operations engineer in the mission control centre. The large, well-equipped Main Control Room enables flight controllers to work as a focussed team during critical events and gives them the central facilities they need to communicate with support teams worldwide.
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