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Media invitation: 10 years XMM-Newton - Celebration Talks 
On 20 January, the European Space Operations Centre will celebrate the 10th anniversary of 'first light' for ESA's XMM-Newton satellite. Members of the media are invited to join us for the 'XMM-Newton Celebration Talks', a special programme celebrating ten years of x-ray observations. Celebration Talks Programme: 14:00: Welcome (M. Warhaut) Mission Status 14:05: A. Parmar (Mission Manager): XMM-Newton - The mission 14:20: M. Kirsch (Spacecraft Operations Manager): XMM status and perspectives 14:35: N. Schartel (Project Scientist): Scientific achievement and perspectives 14:50: L. Strüter (Instrument CoI): The EPIC instrument and its perspective 15:10: J. W. Den Herder (Instrument CoI): The RGS instrument and its perspective Coffee break 20min Mission History 15:50: U. Minne (Astrium): How we built it 16:10: H. Nye (ESA): Starting the Mission 16:30: F. Jansen (ESA): Get it up and going 16:50: D. Heger (ESA): The recovery in 2008 X-ray Astronomy 17:10: J. Schmitt (Univ. Hamburg): X-ray Astronomy: What we know in 2010 17:30: J. Wilms (Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte): X-ray Astronomy: The future 19:00 Dinner (invited guests only) About XMM-Newton Launched on 10 December 1999, ESA's XMM-Newton space observatory is the flagship of European X-ray astronomy. It is the most powerful X-ray telescope ever placed in orbit and is observing the 'hot' X-ray universe including objects like neutron stars, black holes and active galaxies. Over 300 scientific papers are published annually using data provided by XMM-Newton. Spacecraft Operations Manager Markus Kirsch on the XMM Newton Mission:
The XMM-Newton Celebration Talks will be webcast live here on 20 January, beginning at 13:55 CET. Media participation Interested members of the media should register by email to:
Andreas Schepers
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