The vast solar arrays of ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, have completed an important deployment test at Airbus. Each of the two ‘wings’ comprise five 2.5 x 3.5 m panels arranged in a distinctive cross-shape with a total area of 85 square metres. The panels will provide the necessary power to run the spacecraft and operate the science instruments once exploring the Jupiter system. They are also able to withstand temperatures from +110 to -230ºC.
