Goodbye @operations.esa.int! After nearly 20 years working at #ESOC it's time for me to move on to a new challenge. So many memories in this control room. Safe mode recovery on Mars Express, end of mission on Venus Express, getting Solar Orbiter to the sun, getting Hera past Mars...

The #HeraMission #dinosaurs 🦖🦕 sneak into the press conference with Dr Brian May and Dr Patrick Michel. @operations.esa.int us keeping them well behaved 😀

Career highlight! Dr Brian May came to visit us at @operations.esa.int while we awaited the signal from #HeraMission after the Mars Swingby, then disappeared to start working on the Mars and Deimos images with the other science teams. Looking forward to seeing the results during the press release!

Brontë the #HeraMission #dinosaur inspects the spectrum analyser following the Mars swingby. Everything looking good! @operations.esa.int

The #HeraMission #dinosaurs have turned into cake but are still keeping an eye on the critical telemetry for the Mars swingby! @operations.esa.int

A herd of Hera-sauruses ready for the Mars swingby tomorrow @operations.esa.int #HeraMission #dinosaurs #CakeDay

Oh no, the #HeraMission #dinosaurs are loose in the @operations.esa.int control room! Naughty Grr, put Hera down!

BEHOLD HIS FLUFFY MAGNIFICENCE!

Sparkle the Magnificent says hello. He is also perfect and hasn't been arrested for ages.

Calling #Amiga experts! Weird graphics glitches on my A1000. The corruption moves with the window, makes me think not the memory chips. Suggestions welcome!

Hey @bsky.app do we like #cats here as much as at the other place? If so, Sparkle Cat says "Hi!"

If not, he still says "Hi!" anyway, as he's a Good Boy.