“Today you are going to come as close to space as you can without going there,” says Head of ESTEC, ESA’s Franco Ongaro. Sunday 2 October marks ESA’s annual Open Day in the Netherlands – the chance for everyone to visit ESA’s technical heart. You’re now able to wander around the sprawling facility at your own pace, meeting astronauts, scientists and mission designers while seeing special exhibits and actual space hardware. Joining us today are European astronauts Thomas Reiter, André Kuipers, Hans Schlegel and Franco Malerba.
See http://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESTEC/ESTEC_Open_Day_20162
