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New ESA's European Cooperating States Show Interest in CDF

1 February 2010 On the 22 January 2010, the Slovenian Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology and His Excellency Ambassador Leon Marc were part of the Slovenian delegation which visited the CDF during their visit to ESTEC to sign the European Cooperating State Agreement with ESA.

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Modelling “Space Blocks” now available in the CDF

6 November 2009 It has long been recognised that a picture is worth “a thousand words”, but it is our experience that a 3D model is worth “a thousand pictures”. This is particularly true during conceptual design studies in the CDF where it is sometimes difficult to impart ideas relating to spacecraft orientation with regards to its solar array or its antenna pointing requirements. In fact models have been used for many years to evaluate the efficacy of designs on issues such as satellite accommodation, comparison of configuration options or even lander release sequences.

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