European Space Agency (ESA) CHEOPS Competition

I entered a European Space Agency (ESA) competition giving graphic designers the opportunity to feature their work on the rocket that will launch on the Cheops mission (CHaracterising ExOplanets Satellite) – into Earth orbit.

An initial jury of Cheops experts, a representative of the Cheops consortium, ESA communicators and graphic designers – including guest jury member Joost Grootens, head of the Information Design master’s programme at the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands – met to short-list candidates.

The second and final round of judging included the Cheops project scientist and project manager, a representative of the Cheops consortium, the Head of ESA’s Future Missions Department, and ESA’s Senior Advisor for Science & Exploration.

I found out I was a runner-up and my work was chosen as 1 of 16 highly commended designs to be published on the ESA website. It was also printed and exhibited during the launch event.

CHEOPS launched successfully in December 2019. Find more images here: www.emilykellydesign.co.uk