Planck spacecraft follows Herschel to launch site
Friday, February 20, 2009 - 13:35
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Planck, ESA`s microwave observatory that will study the relic radiation of the Big Bang, was shipped from Ličge, Belgium, to Europe`s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 18 February. The spacecraft is scheduled to be launched in tandem with ESA`s Herschel infrared observatory on 16 April.