Friday, 12 September marked the ESA ESOC Open Day at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. ICTS Deutschland had the pleasure of organizing all public administration permissions, anti-terror road closures, airport-style security checks, and coordination with the police, intelligence services, emergency responders, traffic authorities, and other relevant bodies. ICTS Deutschland supported the entire event with nearly 40 security personnel from Frankfurt Airport.

Mr. Harald Weber, Contractor Site Security Manager of ICTS Deutschland said: “After four months of preparation, we are proud to look back on a very successful event. It was a privilege to support ESOC, and we are grateful for the trust placed in our organization and the opportunity to demonstrate the quality of our services. This was also reflected in the statement from the ESOC Head of Establishment. Additionally, I would like to thank the ICTS Team from Frankfurt Airport for their support and great teamwork!”

The Director of Operations, Head of ESOC, expressed his appreciation: “On Friday, our Open Day showcased all of ESOC and was very much appreciated by more than 4,000 enthusiastic visitors! We also hosted many VIPs, including Hessen Prime Minister Boris Rhein and other high-level politicians – they were all impressed by your knowledge and enthusiasm, and praised our centre, our achievements, and the special work we do here. It was a huge organisational effort, so my particular thanks go to the organizing team and the many volunteers who gave up their time to make the event such a success.”

ICTS Deutschland has been delivering security services to ESOC, since 2008, as part of Pan European partnership between ICTS Europe and ESA.