Second Galileo spacecraft prepares for launch

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GIOVE-B in the ESTEC Test Centre. Credits: ESA - A. Le Floch
GIOVE-B in the ESTEC Test Centre. Credits: ESA - A. Le Floc'h

Yesterday, members of the media visited ESA-ESTEC, the agency's European Research and Technology Centre, to see and learn about GIOVE-B, the second Galileo in-orbit validation satellite, before it is packed for shipping to the launch site.


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