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ABC ships eROSITA X-ray telescope from Germany to Moscow
AIRBRIDGECARGO Airlines (ABC) has successfully transported, on board a Boeing 747 freighter, the eROSITA X-ray telescope from Germany to Russia, in preparation for the telescope's launch next spring onboard the 'SRG' spacecraft.
Over a four-year period, the telescope will create a new map of the universe using X-ray to show how the largest cosmic structures evolve. Following its launch next year, the telescope will take three months to arrive at its final destination, some 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.
ABC's involvement in the Russian-German project began in 2016 when it was approached by DHL to transport the telescope in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, close to Munich, reported STAT Trade Times.
Engineers from the Max Planck Institute were on hand to monitor the temperature of the environment and to make the final preparations before the shipment was loaded for its journey to Moscow and the premises of Russian aerospace company, Lavochkin Association.
In Russia, the telescope will undergo further testing before it is integrated with the Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) spacecraft, which also carries the Russian 'ART-XC' telescope. Both pieces of equipment will be launched with a Proton rocket from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan.
Over a four-year period, the telescope will create a new map of the universe using X-ray to show how the largest cosmic structures evolve. Following its launch next year, the telescope will take three months to arrive at its final destination, some 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.
ABC's involvement in the Russian-German project began in 2016 when it was approached by DHL to transport the telescope in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, close to Munich, reported STAT Trade Times.
Engineers from the Max Planck Institute were on hand to monitor the temperature of the environment and to make the final preparations before the shipment was loaded for its journey to Moscow and the premises of Russian aerospace company, Lavochkin Association.
In Russia, the telescope will undergo further testing before it is integrated with the Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) spacecraft, which also carries the Russian 'ART-XC' telescope. Both pieces of equipment will be launched with a Proton rocket from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan.
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