Follow the team’s preparations for launch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t\t![](\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2015\/10\/unpacking_lisa_pathfinder\/15645863-2-eng-GB\/Unpacking_LISA_Pathfinder_small.jpg\")
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\nAfter removal from its transport container, LISA Pathfinder is transferred to work dolly in the high bay of the EPCU (Ensemble de Pr\u00e9paration de la Charge Utile) S5C building at the Centre Spatial Guyanais, in Kourou.\n<\/p>\n
\nLISA Pathfinder will test the fundamental technologies and instrumentation needed for such an observatory, demonstrating them for the first time in space. LISA Pathfinder is currently scheduled for launch with Arianespace flight VV06 \u2013 the sixth launch of Europe’s small Vega launcher \u2013 on 2 December at 04:15:00 UTC.\n<\/p>\n
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