The Comet Camera (CoCa) for European Space Agency – ESA‘s upcoming Comet Interceptor mission has officially completed its extensive ground calibration and testing campaign right here at the Universität Bern and is now ready for shipping to OHB Italia S.p.A.! ☄️️
CoCa is the primary imaging system for the mission’s main spacecraft, designed to capture high-resolution images of a pristine comet or interstellar object from deep space.
This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible dedication, precision, and hard work of our brilliant team here at Uni Bern and all of our consortium members. A massive thank you to everyone involved in the assembly, testing, integration, and calibration phases!
Next stop: integration at OHB and eventually, the Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point!
