Visit to the European Space Operation Center (ESOC) in Darmstadt

May 20, 2019 /

Stuttgart students at the ESA control center

Ground to Space - Stuttgart students visit the ESA Control Centre ESOC in Darmstadt.


As part of the yearly lecture on Space Stations 20 Stuttgart students could take a deep look behind the scenes of satellite control. Dr. Florian Renk - himself alumnus of IRS - explained the different types of missions flown fromout ESOC and the challenges of controlling satellites in remotest places on their long journeys.

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Image: Students and Prof. Ewald in the main control room.

Whether in the Main Control Room (MCR, see photo) - were history has been made with missions like ROSETTA - or in one of the back rooms, the students learned a lot about their potential future role in competent teams with cutting edge operation methods.

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Image: Students during the ESOC tour.

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