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Herschel and Planck Commissioning has Begun

Press Release • nhsc2009-013 • Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

After a perfect injection by the Ariane 5 launcher on 14 May, the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) for Herschel and Planck has started to wind down, while commissioning of the scientific instruments and subsystems on both spacecraft has begun. More ...

Herschel and Planck on Way to Study Our Cosmic Roots

Press Release • nhsc2009-012 • Thursday, May 14th, 2009

The Herschel and Planck spacecraft successfully blasted into space at 6:12 a.m. Pacific Time (9:12 a.m. Eastern Time) on May 14 from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. More ...

Herschel and Planck Share Ride to Space

Press Release • nhsc2009-008 • Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Two missions to study the cosmos, Herschel and Planck, are scheduled to blast into space May 14 aboard the same Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. More ...

ESA: Herschel and Planck to lift off on 14 May

Press Release • nhsc2009-007 • Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Now that additional checks on the Ariane 5 ECA launcher have been completed, Arianespace and ESA have set the launch date of Herschel and Planck for Thursday 14 May. More ...

ESA: Herschel and Planck Launch Postponed

Press Release • nhsc2009-006 • Monday, April 20th, 2009

Due to an anomaly discovered during tests on a subassembly identical to the one on the Ariane 5 launcher, Arianespace has decided to carry out additional checks which will take a few days. More ...

ESA: Herschel and Planck to Lift Off on May 6th

Press Release • nhsc2009-005 • Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

With the additional checks related to the flight worthiness of the Herschel telescope now completed, ESA and Arianespace have set the launch date of Herschel and Planck for 6 May 2009. More ...

ESA: Herschel and Planck Get Green Light for Launch Campaign

Press Release • nhsc2009-002 • Monday, February 9th, 2009

ESA's Herschel and Planck missions have successfully completed their test campaigns in Europe and will be soon transported to Europe's spaceport at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guyana. More ...

ESA: The First Giant Space Telescope will be Entirely European

Press Release • nhsc2001-003 • Monday, October 15th, 2001

Giant telescopes with primary mirrors of 8 metres in diameter are now common on the ground, but it will take a while before they can jump into space. More ...

ESA: The Newly Named 'Herschel Space Observatory' Revisits its Science Goals

Press Release • nhsc2000-004 • Friday, December 22nd, 2000

In science, new answers often trigger new questions. And in astronomy, new questions often mean new instruments. More ...

ESA: 'Who' Contributes More to the 'Energy Budget' of the Universe?

Press Release • nhsc2000-002 • Thursday, December 14th, 2000

ESA's 'Herschel Space Observatory' will find out the nature of the first galaxies More ...

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