JUICE Thermal Development Model and the Sun Simulator
The JUICE Thermal Development Model (TDM) about to undergo thermal verification tests inside the Large Space Simulator at ESA's European Space Research & Technology Centre (ESTEC). During part of the tests, the TDM was illuminated and heated by a powerful Sun Simulator to verify that it can endure the effects of solar heating that the spacecraft will encounter at its closest to the Sun, during its flyby of Venus.
Last Update: 1 September 2019