While it became the most cited witticism to postpone the launch of a wind mission for the reason of strong winds, we have passed all the rest of solid background information about the first European wind measuring satellite to the media and VIP guests at the launch event of the Aeolus satellite in Darmstadt. Despite the extreme short preparations time and the event’s postponement, all went well and was conducted professionally at unusually low costs. Is this the future of communications?