The Ulysses legacy, multimedia


12 June 2008
 
The joint ESA/NASA solar mission Ulysses has forever changed the way scientists view the Sun and its effect on the surrounding space. The mission’s major results and the legacy it leaves behind have been presented today at ESA Headquarters in Paris, in view of the impending conclusion of the mission on 1 July 2008.
 
Image gallery
 
The Ulysses legacy, in pictures
 
 
Videos
 
 
 
The Ulysses legacy
 
 



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Ulysses launch
 
 



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Ulysses Launch
 
 



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Ulysses Launch
 
 



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Animations
 
 
 
Ulysses
 
 



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Ulysses orbit animation
 
 



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Solar magnetic field reversal
 
 



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Listen to the press conference

 •  audio (http://download.esa.int/mp3/ulysses_press_conf.mp3)

More about...

 •  Ulysses overview (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120395_index_0_m.html)
 •  Ulysses factsheet (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMUBG1A6BD_index_0.html)
 •  Ulysses operations (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Operations/SEMHTMQJNVE_0.html)

Related videos

 •  The Ulysses legacy (QT player) (http://download.esa.int/qt/Ulysses_POD_10-06-08_qthigh.mov)
 •  The Ulysses legacy (WM player) (http://download.esa.int/wmv/Ulysses_POD_10-06-08_wmphigh.wmv)

Articles in this release

 •  The Ulysses legacy (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMPEQUG3HF_index_0_ov.html)
 •  Sun to set on Ulysses solar mission on 1 July (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMTDTUG3HF_index_0.html)
 •  Ulysses: the science legacy (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMKFTUG3HF_index_0.html)
 •  Ulysses: the engineering challenge (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMAGTUG3HF_index_0.html)

Multimedia

 •  The Ulysses legacy, in pictures (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMLHXUG3HF_index_mg_1.html)

For the media

 •  Joint ESA and NASA statement (pdf) (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/ulysses/ESA_NASA_statement_Southwood_Weiler.pdf)
 •  Ulysses factsheet (pdf) (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/ulysses/Ulysses_fact_sheet.pdf)
 •  Presentations (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM53XUG3HF_index_0.html)

Related articles

 •  Joint ESA/NASA team wins international award (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMRWNZXUFF_index_0.html)
 •  Ulysses mission coming to a natural end (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM6UE3CXCF_index_0.html)

In depth

 •  Ulysses in-depth (http://ulysses.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=11)

Related links

 •  NASA's Ulysses web site (http://ulysses.jpl.nasa.gov/)