ESA Flight Director Andreas Rudolph: This is a great opportunity to test hardware in flight, with no effect on the mission objectives or final activities. Follow the link for details on LISA Pathfinder’s final week in space (final command to be sent 20:00 CEST, 18 July).
LISA Pathfinder: bake, rattle and roll
The final days of the LISA Pathfinder mission are some of the busiest, as controllers make final tests and get ready to switch off the gravitational pioneer next Tuesday.