Sailing to the tropics with XMM
22 September 1999
During the voyage by sea to French Guiana the XMM spacecraft in its transport container was watched over by two members of the project team, Jan van Dooren, ESA's XMM Quality Assurance Manager and his colleague from Dornier Amin Zumstein.Read Jan van Dooren's account of this Atlantic crossing aboard the Arianespace ship MN Toucan.
Last Update: 1 September 2019