ESA Darmstadt
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Darmstadt has been home to the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) of the European Space Agency (ESA) Since 1967, making the city Europe's "gateway to Space". All ESA’s spacecrafts as well as five ground stations are monitored and controlled from here. Among the more than 60 spacecraft controlled to date by ESOC are Mars Express and Rosetta.
Virtual tour:
Through the ESOC in Darmstadt: discover.esa.int
Discover ESA: discover.esa.int
Information on guided tours at ESA Darmstadt: www.darmstadt-tourismus.de/esa
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Darmstadt Shop Luisencenter
Luisenplatz 5
64283 Darmstadt
Tel.: +49 6151 - 1345-13
Fax: +49 6151 - 1347-5858
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darmstadt.de
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
Shopping with the "Darmstadt Gutschein"
The vouchers worth 10, 25, 50 or 100 euros can be bought online and in the Darmstadt Shop and can be redeemed in over 40 shops and restaurants in Darmstadt.