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CryoSat-2 launch: teams in intense preparation

22 January 2010

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CryoSat-2 Mission Control Team in MCR, ESA/ESOC December 2009

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CryoSat-2 Mission Control Team in Main Control Room (MCR) at ESA/ESOC, 8 December 2009.

Credits: ESA/R. Francis

LEOP: Every minute counts

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CryoSat-2 Flight Control Team members during simulation training

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CryoSat-2 Flight Control Team members during simulation training 16 December 2009

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CryoSat-2 Mission Control Team in Main Control Room (MCR) ESA/ESOC, 8 December 2009. Image shows Attitude & Orientation Control System engineer Franz Marchese on console.

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CryoSat-2 Mission Control Team in Main Control Room (MCR) ESA/ESOC, 8 December 2009.

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Preparations continue right up to launch

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Post-simulation debrief: Flight Operations Director Pier Paolo Emanuelli sits, at right, while Spacecraft Operations Manager Nic Mardle writes on the whiteboard.

Credits: ESA/R. Francis

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