Michael Lampton

                                                                       

Overview of Space Sciences Laboratory

16 July 2003

Michael Lampton

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

Michael Lampton

Facilities

• 55000 sq. ft. Office and Laboratory Space

• Employing 420 Scientists, Engineers, Staff

• On-Site Machine Shop

• Clean Room Facilities to Class 100

• Thermal Vacuum Facilities up to 3m diameter

• 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

Michael Lampton

Department of Astronomy–Stellar evolution; ISM; clusters of galaxies

Department of Physics–Magnetospheric; solar; CMB

Department of Mech. Engineering–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

Michael Lampton

Background• Initiated in 1958 by Drs. Teller and Seaborg• Multidisciplinary organization• Connecting campus research to space efforts• Facility opened in 1966• New facilities added in 1998Research Efforts Involving• Balloons• Sounding rockets• Satellite instruments & science complements• Complete satellites• Space Shuttle• Mission & Science Operations• Ground Station Operations

Michael Lampton

Operations Components• Mission Operations Center• Science Operations Center• 11-meter S-Band Antenna with X-band capability• High Speed Communications to NASA Ground Network• Network Security• Autonomous Operations Pass Supports Orbit Determination & Tracking Emergency Response System Self Checking

Michael Lampton

Recent Flight Payload ElementsRHESSICHIPSISUALGALEXFASTPolar EFIWind 3DPCluster I EFW, CISCluster II EFW, CISImage FUV, WICMars Global Surveyor ERUlysses LANLunar Prospector ERFUSESOHO UVCS & SUMERCOS STEREO (development)THEMIS (MIDEX Phase B)SNAP (under study)

Michael Lampton

EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET EXPLORER (EUVE)•Outgrowth of stellar and ISM work at Berkeley since 1975• Project Management• Science Package Telescopes Detectors Electronics• Science Operations• Mission Operations

EXPLORERLaunched on 7 June 1992Successful; concluded 1Q2001

Michael Lampton

FAST AURORAL SNAPSHOT EXPLORER (FAST)•Outgrowth of auroral research since 1965•Project Management •Science Package Electric Field Instruments Particle Instruments Electronics• Mission Operations• Science Operations SMEXLaunched on 21 Aug 1996Successful; continuing through 2005

Michael Lampton

RAMATY HIGH ENERGY SOLAR SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGER(RHESSI)• Outgrowth of solar physics work at Berkeley since 1964• Management• Spacecraft Bus• Science Package Imager Spectrometer Electronics• Mission Operations• Science Operations• Ground Data SystemsSMEXLaunched February 5, 2002Successful; planned ops through 2004

Michael Lampton

CORONAL HOT INTERSTELLAR PLASMA SPECTROMETER (CHIPS)• Outgrowth of ISM research at Berkeley since 1971•Science Definition• Instrument Development• Integration and Test• Calibration• Mission Operations• Ground Data Systems UNEX selected Sept 1999Launched Jan 2003Successful; ops continuing

Michael Lampton

TIME HISTORY OF EVENTS AND MACROSCAPE INTERACTIONS DURING SUBSTORMS (THEMIS)

• Science Definition• Instrument Development• Integration and Test• Calibration• Mission Operations• Ground Data Systems MIDEX selected 2003Expected Launch 2006

Michael Lampton

SUPERNOVA ACCELERATION PROBE (SNAP)

• Project Management• Systems Engineering• Instrumentation• Spacecraft• Telescope• Integration and Test• Mission Operations• Flight Data Systems R&D Phase 2003-2005Planned Launch 2011