Euro Material Ageing (EMA) is outside the ISS!

Euro Material Ageing (EMA), an experiment developed by CNES composed of the combination of equipment SESAME and IR-COASTER has been launched on November 5th 2024 from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida to the International Space Station (ISS) with the SpaceX-31 Falcon 9 rocket into Cargo Dragon CRS. SESAME studies in-flight ageing of new…

PLATO ICU FLIGHT MODEL DELIVERY

Photo credit Kayser Italia.
ICU proto flight model during TVAC test. All unit interface connectors are mated to the TVAC chamber field through in order to operate ICU in Vacuum conditions.