PARIS laid bare in intimate snaps

Our space plane mission's bumper photo album

We'll wrap this piece with the photo we'd already dreamed about but didn't really think possible: the PARIS team with the Vulture 1 following its epic flight...

On Friday, we'll have a meaty aerial image round-up for your viewing pleasure. In the meantime, here's the vista enjoyed by our heroic Playmonaut:

Bootnote

The Diario de Avila did one last piece on PARIS, but went to press before we could get them some recovery pics. Headline reads: "And it finally flew...". Click on the pic for a bigger version.

Additional PARIS resources

• Our dedicated PARIS section, with all previous updates, is right here.
• New to PARIS? We have a basic mission summary here (pdf).
• Our Flickr page, for your viewing pleasure.
• Check out our lovely YouTube channel.