N° 12–2022: Invitation to media: photo and video opportunity – come and see Juice in all its glory

If you can’t wait to meet real people in the flesh again, or to see space hardware up close, ESA invites you to meet Juice in the Airbus Defence and Space’s cleanrooms in Toulouse, where the spacecraft is starting its electromagnetic compatibility testing. The spacecraft will be in a “once in an Earth time” configuration: all instruments are now integrated and the 16-m-long antenna for Juice’s RIME instrument (Radar for Icy Moons Exploration) will be fully deployed to perform the tests.

 ESA and Airbus experts will also be available for interviews.

 ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, will make detailed observations of the giant gas planet Jupiter and its three large ocean-bearing moons – Ganymede, Callisto and Europa – with a suite of 10 state-of-the-art remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments. The mission will characterise these three moons as both planetary objects and possible habitats, explore Jupiter’s complex environment in depth, and study the wider Jupiter system as an archetype for gas giants across the Universe, addressing two core themes of ESA’s Cosmic Vision programme: How does the Solar System work? and What are the conditions for planet formation and the emergence of life? The mission is planned for launch in 2023 and arrival at Jupiter in 2031.

 For electromagnetic integrity constraints and cleanliness control reasons, the clean room capacity is limited: hence we will have to accept requests on a first-come, first-served basis.

For ethics and compliance reasons, travel costs will not be reimbursed. A buffet lunch will be provided.

Preliminary programme 5 April 2022
until 11:15:  Arrival and formalities

11:30 CEST   Transfer to clean room, equipment cleaning 

12:15 CEST   Start of filming/picture/interviews 
13:45 CEST   End of filming and shooting (door closing)
14:00 CEST   Buffet lunch and follow-up interviews

 Location:

Airbus Defence and Space, Astrolabe

Rond-point Guillaumat, Toulouse, France 

 Participants:

Manuela Baroni, Juice AIT & Launcher Interface Manager at ESA

Philippe Pham, Head of Earth Observation and Science at Airbus
Cyril Cavel, Juice Programme Manager at Airbus

For media interested but unable to travel, social media coverage will be provided and footage can be provided afterwards, as can interviews with experts. Feel free to contact the respective ESA/Airbus teams.

Media registration:
Media representatives are invited to register with stefanie.kloessner@airbus.com by Friday  1 April 2022 at the latest.

 Social media

Follow ESA on:

Twitter: @esa @ESA_JUICE

#ExploreFarther #SpaceAmbition #JUICE #ESA

Instagram: Europeanspaceagency
Facebook: EuropeanSpaceAgency
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-space-agency/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/EuropeanSpaceAgency/

YouTube: ESA

Further information
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Juice_factsheetImages

Exploring Jupiter: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2017/07/Exploring_Jupiter 

Jupiter’s moons: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2017/03/Jupiter_s_largest_moons 

Juice’s instruments: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2019/02/Juice_s_instruments 

Terms and conditions for using ESA images:
www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please email: spaceinimages@esa.int

Videos

New video (to be released at the same time as media advisory - not yet live) showing Juice’s journey to Jupiter: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2022/03/Juice_s_journey_and_Jupiter_system_tour (ez id 465450)

B-roll version of this video for journalists: https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos/2022/03/Juice_s_journey_and_Jupiter_system_tour/Juice_s_journey_and_Jupiter_system_tour

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos:

https://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please email: spaceinvideos@esa.int

About the European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.

ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Slovenia, Latvia and Lithuania are Associate Members.

ESA has established formal cooperation with six Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.

By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions.

Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int

For further information:

ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – Ninja Menning

Email: media@esa.int