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Team Carbet
Friday 1st November is a national holiday in France so the team took advantage of this to arrange a team day at a Carbet (private rectangular structure used by groups for recreation) next to the Kourou River. Some cycled to the venue and we all hiked up the challenging 5km trail at Monkey Mountain (separate…
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Team event
On Thursday 31st October the complete team was in Kourou. This was the opportunity to have a team event for the whole team where we learnt about all aspects of the launch campaign and furthermore how we work so well together as a team. Amazing tower well done team!
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Team arrival part 2
By Tuesday 29th October the complete team was in Kourou. The latest arrivals included Jelle, Mario, Dirk, Berta, with Ignacio flying in to join for dinner. The traditional welcome was held with more T-Punch and the team is now ready for launch!
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Team arrival part 1
On Monday 28th October some more of the team arrived in Kourou for a brief respite from the intensive S1C simulations campaign in ESOC. The remainder of the team will arrive in the next days just in time for the long weekend of team activities that we have planned. The new arrivals included Alistair the…
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Trip to the Zoo
To complete the activities for Saturday we decided to go to Guiana Zoo on the way back to Kourou. The Zoo is located just outside Macouria and is a refuge to more than 450 animals including rare and protected species. Many of them have been brought to the centre for medical care and rehabilitation after…
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Best Shrimps in French Guiana
After working up an appetite from the morning hike the team went to a restaurant in Montjoly recommended by Francois with a reputation for the best Shrimps in the whole of French Guiana. The Restaurant L’Oasis did not disappoint both the Shrimps offered in varying level of hot sauce and the views were amazing! The…
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Weekend Jungle Hike
On Saturday, 26th October Sharon convinced us that a Jungle Hike was essential to get a real taste of the Jungle. We went to “la Montagne Trésor” which is a famous botanical hike a couple of hours away from Kourou. There were plenty of new experiences for us all with tales of “gold in these…
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AIS Installation
On Thursday, 24th October the Automated Identification System (AIS) Antennas were fully installed onto the S1C Spacecraft. These are the box shaped structures of which there are four at either corner of the SAR Central Panel. They had to be removed for transportation to prevent any risk of damage to the Antennas. These Antennas form…
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New arrivals
On Sunday, 17th October two new members of the S1C launch team arrived. Sharon Isenia and Davey Wils. Sharon will take over from Eleni whilst she explores some tropical Island paradise in the Caribbean and Davey will take over from Shaf, providing some much needed IT support for the existing team as well as ensuring…
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Welcome Cocktails
Also on Sunday, 17th October back at base in the Netherlands Fulvio our very own “olimpionico” completed his Marathon in a fantastic time of 3 hours 29 minutes and proudly represented S1C throughout the run. Well done Fulvio you are an inspiration to us all. To complete the weekend Ramón arrived back to Kourou on…
