Happy launch anniversary, Euclid!
Several team members wish Euclid a happy first launch anniversary in their own language. ESA’s Euclid satellite launched on 1 July 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon 9, and now resides in an orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2. During its mission, Euclid will observe billions of galaxies out to ten billion light-years over one third of the sky to study dark matter and dark energy.
The team members in order of appearance:
Prof. Carole Mundell – ESA Director of Science,
Dr. Valeria Pettorino – Euclid Project Scientist,
Iris Nijman – Euclid communication team,
Dr. René Laureijs – Euclid Project Scientist,
Dr. Teymoor Saifollahi – Strasbourg Observatory/CNES,
Jerry Zhang – Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands,
John Hoar – Euclid science operations,
Dr. Jean-Charles Cuillandre – CEA Paris-Saclay,
Dr. Karina Voggel – Strasbourg Observatory,
Dr. Marusa Zerjal – Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands,
Dr. Francesca Annibali – INAF-OAS, Bologna.