Herschel spruced up after arrival in Kourou

Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 05:49 in Astronomy & Space

Following Herschel’s arrival at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the spacecraft has been unpacked and inspected. After an initial visual inspection, the telescope mirror, the largest ever to fly in space, was cleaned thoroughly to prepare it for launch.

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