A word from ESA's Director General
Date: 09 December 1999
Satellite: XMM-Newton
Copyright: ESA
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At the post-launch event, Antonio Rodotà, Director General of ESA, makes the first slice of the special cake celebrating the launch of XMM.
The children sitting around the cake, which has the form of the XMM spacecraft, are some of those who won the XMM "Draw me a telescope" competition.
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