@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-06-26 01:02:00
The European-Chinese #Smile mission reached its designated science orbit on 20 June 2026: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/06/Smile_reaches_science_orbit - the team is now embarking on a two-month campaign to ‘commission’ the spacecraft, which involves switching on and testing out its toolbox of science instruments.
