Mr Adriaan and familyFeb 10, 20211 minHappy Birthday Solar Orbiter!!Today 10 February, it is one year since the Solar Orbiter's launch!! And so much has happened in this last year: - We were so lucky to be...
Mr Adriaan and familyFeb 8, 20212 minPreparing for the second close encounter, and thinking back about the firstOn Wednesday 10 February 2021, Solar Orbiter will come as 'close' as 74 million kilometers from the Sun. That may sound very far still...
Mr Adriaan and familyFeb 6, 20213 minMission Phases: getting to know a spacecraft and its instrumentsAfter a spacecraft launch, you cannot just switch it on and start doing science. It is far more complicated than that. A mission...
Mr Adriaan and familyJan 27, 20211 minOrbiting the Sun to explore all sides of itWhen spacecraft get launched into space, they do not follow a straight line. They are affected by the big gravity of planets or stars and...
Mr Adriaan and familyJan 27, 20211 minOne Billion Kilometres !Today, 27 Jan 2021 around 16:15 (*), Solar Orbiter has reached one billion kilometre flown since launch!! What a distance! And that in a...
Mr Adriaan and familyFeb 25, 20201 min2 weeks after2 weeks since the launch of Solar Orbiter … what has happened since then? When a satellite gets launched, it is in its most compact form,...
Mr Adriaan and familyFeb 17, 20201 minNo words - magnificent posters and satellitesMy superclass 4C, kids of 9-10 years old, did a wonderful project, I'm so proud. All the students were engaged and wanted to create...
Mr Adriaan and familyFeb 12, 20201 minMovie Atlas V Solar Orbiter Rocket CamWatch this movie till the end ! Rocket technology is cool and amazing ! Thx ULAlaunch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGCq5qYFHfE&featur...
Mr Adriaan and familyFeb 11, 20201 minBuzz Aldrin - Launch was a successWoooow, yesterday wrote Buzz Aldrin on Twitter : "Well done NASA, ESA and ULAlaunch on last night's launch! Looking forward to seeing the...