PR 05-1994: Crew of HST servicing mission visits Europe
28 January 1994
The Hubble Space telescope servicing mission in December (STS-61) was a great success and the fully refurbished orbiting telescope produced absolutely remarkable first results just two weeks ago. The 7-member crew who carried out the mission will soon be in Europe to share their experience with the Press, ESA space specialists and the European space community. Public conferences will also be held in Switzerland, the home country of ESA astronaut Claude Nicollier.The visit of the STS-61 crew is scheduled as follows:
Friday 11 February, 1994 - ESA Paris, France
Presentation and Press Conference
Location: ESA, 8/10 Rue Mario Nikis, 75015 Paris
time: 16:00 hrs - 17:30 hrs
contact: ESA, Public Relations Office
Tel. (+33) 1 42 73 71 55
Fax. (+33) 1 42 73 76 90
Monday 14 February, 1994 - British Aerospace, Bristol, United Kingdom
Presentation and Press Conference
Location: British Aerospace, FPC 333, Filton, Bristol BS12 7QW
time: 10:00 hrs - 12:00 hrs
contact: BAe, Public Relations
Tel. (+44) 272 36 33 69
Tel. (+44) 272 36 33 68
Tuesday 15 February, 1994 - ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Presentation and Press Conference
Location: Noordwijk Space Expo, Keplerlaan 3, 2201 AZ
Noordwijk, the Netherlands
time: 09:30 hrs - 12:00 hrs
contact: ESTEC Public Relations Office
Tel. (+31) 1719 8 3006
Fax. (+31) 1719 17 400
Wednesday 16 February, 1944 - ESO, Garching - Munich, Germany
Presentation and Press Conference
Location: European Southern Observatory, Karl- Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748 Garching -Munich, Germany
time: to be decided
contact: ESO Information Service
Tel. (+49) 89 32 006 276
Fax. (+49) 89 320 23 62
Thursday 17 February, 1994 - Bern, Switzerland
a. Presentation and Press Conference
Location: Hotel Bern, Zeughausgasse 9, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
time: 09:30 hrs
contact: Press & Information Service of the Federal
Dept. for Education & Sciences
Tel. (+41) 31 322 80 34
Fax. (+41) 31 312 30 15
b. Public conference
Location: University of Bern, Institute of Physics
time: 18:00 hrs - 20:00 hrs
Friday 18 February, 1994 - Geneva, Switzerland
a. Presentation and Press Conference
Location: Geneva Observatory, Chemin des Maillettes 51, 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
time: 10:00 hrs - 11:30 hrs
contact: Press Service University of Geneva
Tel. (+41) 22 705 77 17
Tel. (+41) 22 328 25 66
b. Public Conference
Location: University of Geneva, Auditorium Piaget, Uni Dufour
time: 18:00 hrs - 20:30 hrs
For accreditation and further information on these events, please get in touch directly with the contact listed for each location.