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The Science Verification Tests (SVT) for Vip-Gran-ISS instrument will take place in OHB in Bremen, Germany, from June 2 to June 4, 2026. June 1: Travelling / June 2 : Test 2D cell / June 3 and 4,: Test of 3D cell … Continue reading →

We are very sad to learn about the passing of our close colleague, and friend, Yves Garrabos on November 16, 2025. Yves was strongly involved in the Vip-Gran project since the beginning both for parabolic flight campaigns and ISS. He … Continue reading →

CLEO (Cohesive Granular Matter in Low Earth Orbit) ESA SciSpacE European contract was officially signed on 11.11.2025. It ranges from 2026 to 2028 to study slightly cohesive granular environments such as those found on the surface of astrophysical bodies using … Continue reading →

Latest update meeting on the Vipgran project: Optical Homogeneity of Front Illuminated Images ISS situation

ESA management is organizing dedicated meetings to discuss the future of ISS payloads

A meeting was held to give recent news: Test of the ESA VipGran ISS instrument with EDR2 at CADMOS: March 2025, Audible noise test: March 2025, EQM (Engineering Qualification Model) of the instrument: Q2 2025, Acceptance review (FAR): Q4 2026, … Continue reading →

A meeting related to the ESA/CSMA Granulogy project will be held at Université Paris Cité, MSC Laboratory, in Paris, France, on November 25 – 27, 2024. Presentations by will be given related to the latest developments in granular media in … Continue reading →

ESA/CMSA China will organize a conference on the European and Chinese Collaboration about Physical Sciences on low-gravity environment, May 16, 2024. Invited Speakers Droplet Evaporation Phase-Change And Heat Transfer In Space. Europe: Carlo Orio (Liège, Belgium); China: Qiusheng Liu (IoM, … Continue reading →

Ground Model (GM) of VipGran instrument delivery to OHB March 2024 Science Validation Tests (SVT) with Ground Model (GM) Fall 2024 GM delivery to CADMOS May 2025 Engineering Validation Tests (EVT) at CADMOS June2025 Flight Model development Flight Acceptance Review … Continue reading →

A meeting was held to give recent news. In particular, the EQM (Engineering Qualification Model) of the VipGran instrument will be test in May 2024. The acceptance review will be done in June 2024, and the target launch is schedulded … Continue reading →