AMS POCC
(Image: CERN)

Visit AMS POCC

Located at CERN Prévessin site, the AMS Payload Operations Control Centre (POCC) has become the high point of the regular tours.

CERN Open Days 2013, Prevessin Campus, ZONE I
I1 COMPASS ; I2 EHN1 ; I3 AMS ; Large-scale Metrology ; Robotics and Tele-operations (Image: CERN)

What's Inside the POCC?

Each year, thousands of guests, VIPs, and reporters visit the POCC and received detailed briefings on

  • The AMS detector
  • AMS operations
  • The International Space Station (ISS).
CERN Open Days 2013, Prevessin Campus, ZONE I
Vue aérienne du centre de contrôle de l'expérience spatiale AMS02. Aerial view of the control room of the AMS02 space experiment. (Image: CERN)

All visits need to be booked in advance.

To arrange a tour, please contact the CERN reception for guided tours.