Overview of Space Sciences Laboratory

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Overview of Space Sciences Laboratory

16 July 2003
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Core Competencies

• Instrumentation
• Absolute calibration radiometry
• EUV optics and techniques
• Automated ground/space communication
• Space physics upper-atmosphere, solar,
  magnetospheric, heliospheric
  
• Outreach to public and educational community

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Facilities 55000 sq. ft. Office and Laboratory S
pace Employing 420 Scientists, Engineers, Staff
On-Site Machine Shop Clean Room Facilities to
Class 100 Thermal Vacuum Facilities up to 3m dia
meter Spacecraft Integration Facility 4-story
High Bay Radiation Sources Laboratory Mission
Operations Centers Science Operations Centers
11 Meter S-Band Satellite Antenna
Secure High Speed Communications to NASA
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Department of Astronomy Stellar evolution ISM
clusters of galaxies Department of Physics Magn
etospheric solar CMB Department of Mech. Engine
ering Active structures attitude control LBNL
Advanced ground systems (e.g. Keck) Detector
electronics development (e.g. HESSI)
Advanced space systems (e.g. SNAP)
Lockheed Solar and atmospheric science
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Background Initiated in 1958 by Drs. Teller and
Seaborg Multidisciplinary organization Connect
ing campus research to space efforts
Facility opened in 1966 New facilities added in
1998 Research Efforts Involving Balloons Sou
nding rockets Satellite instruments science co
mplements Complete satellites Space Shuttle
Mission Science Operations Ground Station Oper
ations
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Operations Components Mission Operations Center
Science Operations Center 11-meter S-Band
Antenna with X-band capability High Speed
Communications to NASA Ground Network Ne
twork Security Autonomous Operations Pass
Supports Orbit Determination Tracking
Emergency Response System
Self Checking
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Recent Flight Payload Elements
RHESSI CHIPS ISUAL GALEX FAST Polar EFI Wind
3DP Cluster I EFW, CIS Cluster II EFW, CIS Ima
ge FUV, WIC Mars Global Surveyor ER Ulysses LAN
Lunar Prospector ER FUSE SOHO UVCS
SUMER COS STEREO (development) THEMIS (MIDEX P
hase B) SNAP (under study)
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EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET EXPLORER (EUVE)
Outgrowth of stellar and ISM work at Berkeley
since 1975 Project Management Science Package
Telescopes Detectors
Electronics Science Operations Mission Operati
ons EXPLORER Launched on 7 June 1992 Successf
ul concluded 1Q2001
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FAST AURORAL SNAPSHOT EXPLORER (FAST)
Outgrowth of auroral research since 1965
Project Management Science Package Electr
ic Field Instruments Particle Instruments
Electronics Mission Operations Science O
perations   SMEX Launched on 21 Aug 1996 Succe
ssful continuing through 2005
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RAMATY HIGH ENERGY SOLAR SPECTROSCOPIC
IMAGER(RHESSI) Outgrowth of solar physics work a
t Berkeley since 1964 Management Spacecraft Bu
s Science Package Imager Spectrome
ter Electronics Mission Operations Scie
nce Operations Ground Data Systems SMEX Launch
ed February 5, 2002 Successful planned ops throu
gh 2004
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CORONAL HOT INTERSTELLAR PLASMA SPECTROMETER
(CHIPS) Outgrowth of ISM research at Berkeley si
nce 1971 Science Definition Instrument Developm
ent Integration and Test Calibration Mission
Operations Ground Data Systems   UNEX selecte
d Sept 1999 Launched Jan 2003 Successful ops co
ntinuing
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TIME HISTORY OF EVENTS AND MACROSCAPE
INTERACTIONS DURING SUBSTORMS (THEMIS)
Science Definition Instrument Development I
ntegration and Test Calibration Mission Operat
ions Ground Data Systems   MIDEX selected 2003
Expected Launch 2006
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SUPERNOVA ACCELERATION PROBE (SNAP)
Project Management Systems Engineering Inst
rumentation Spacecraft Telescope Integration
and Test Mission Operations Flight Data Syste
ms   RD Phase 2003-2005 Planned Launch 2011