The Journal of Space Commerce

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Jupiter Mission Passes Space Vacuum Test

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Tom Patton
Aug 16, 2021
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ESA’s Juice Jupiter mission has successfully endured a month of space-like conditions inside the Large Space Simulator, the largest vacuum chamber in Europe.

At 10 meters wide and 15 meters high, the Large Space Simulator (LSS) is big enough to accommodate an upended London double decker bus. It is part of ESA’s ESTEC Test Center in the Netherlands, the …

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