{"id":5073,"date":"2013-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ieec.cat\/gaia-sunshield-deployment-test-successful\/"},"modified":"2022-12-22T23:21:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T22:21:21","slug":"gaia-sunshield-deployment-test-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ieec.cat\/en\/gaia-sunshield-deployment-test-successful\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaia sunshield deployment test successful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; height=&#8221;114px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text=&#8221;&#8221; background_image=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/slider-corpo2.jpg&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IjxoMSBjbGFzcz1cImVudHJ5X3RpdGxlXCI+IiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiI8L2gxPiJ9fQ==@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9kYXRlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJkYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6ImN1c3RvbSIsImN1c3RvbV9kYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6IlktbS1kIEg6aTpzIn19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; top_divider_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; top_divider_height=&#8221;0px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.ieec.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1543421901_3c59aefd077edb93b3ccce9e40059080_sunshield_kourou_20131015_400.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Gaia sunshield deployment test successful&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text=&#8221;PR_Image1.png&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;600px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Ahead of its launch on 20 November 2013, Gaia has passed its critical sunshield deployment test. The sunshield has been fabricated by the Spanish company SENER. During the test at Europe\u2019s spaceport in Kourou the shield\u2019s twelve carbon fibre folding frames were opened successfully in the cleanroom. As the Deployable Sunshield Assembly (DSA) was not designed to support its own weight in the one-g environment at Earth\u2019s surface, support cables and counterweights attached to the shield provided a realistic test environment. In space the 10.5 metre diameter sunshield will shade the spacecraft\u2019s telescope from the sun. It will also help to provide a stable and low temperature environment.<\/p>\n<p>Video: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/esatv\/Videos\/2013\/10\/Gaia_s_preparation_in_Kourou\/Sunshield_deployment_time_lapse_sequence_x_7\">[Download]<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of its launch on 20 November 2013, Gaia has passed its critical sunshield deployment test. 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