Juice one step closer to launch 

After many years of study, development, building and testing, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice finally arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

At the end of 2022 the spacecraft underwent final thermal vacuum test at an Airbus Defence and Space facility in Toulouse. Plus  its final software verification tests.  All controlled from the ESOC mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany.

Soon, an Ariane 5 will lift Juice into orbit and send it on its journey to explore the largest planet in our Solar System and its three icy moons, Europa, Callisto and in particular Ganymede. By exploring and studying the Jovian system, the mission neatly fullfills its role in ESA’s Cosmic Vision programme, teaching us about our Universe and the origins of life.

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ESAs Icy Moons Explorer #Juice is preparing for launch as tests, developments come to a close view here https://t.co/Tlx0yZXaOd the mission to explore three icy moons, Europa, Callisto, Ganymede #moon #icymoons #space #newsuk @esa pic.twitter.com/TYLntHRaRH

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