Kevin Ferrant

Contrasting Architectures for Cislunar SDA and STM

Joshua Wysack, Kevin Ferrant

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer: prelaunch

Martin C. Weisskopf, Paolo Soffitta, L. Baldini, Brian D. Ramsey et autres

Launched on 2021 December 9, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA Small Explorer Mission in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The mission will open a new window of investigation—imaging x-ray polarimetry. The observatory features three identical telescopes, …

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The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): Pre-Launch

Martin C. Weisskopf, Paolo Soffitta, L. Baldini, Brian D. Ramsey et autres

Scheduled to launch in late 2021, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA Small Explorer Mission in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The mission will open a new window of investigation - imaging X-ray polarimetry. The observatory features …

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview IV

Brian D. Ramsey, Primo Attinà, L. Baldini, M. Barbanera et autres

Scheduled to launch in late 2021 the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a Small Explorer Mission designed to open up a new window of investigation -- X-ray polarimetry. The IXPE observatory features 3 identical telescope each consisting of a mirror module …

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IXPE Mission System and Development Status

William D. Deininger, William Kalinowski, James Masciarelli, Michael J. Head et autres

IXPE, an international collaboration, will conduct X-ray imaging polarimetry for multiple categories of cosmic X-ray sources such as neutron stars, stellar-mass black holes, supernova remnants and active galactic nuclei. The Observatory uses a single science operational mode capturing the X-ray data from …

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Imaging X-Ray Polarimeter Explorer Systems Engineering Approach and Implementation

William D. Deininger, William Kalinowski, Grant Hibbard, Christopher Boree et autres

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA Small Explorer x-ray astrophysics mission being implemented by a geographically dispersed team. Each IXPE partner provides unique capabilities and experience which are utilized to design, build and launch the IXPE observator. A rigorous …

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview III

Paolo Soffitta, Primo Attinà, L. Baldini, M. Barbanera et autres

IXPE, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, is a NASA SMEX mission with an important contribution of ASI that will be launched with a Falcon 9 in 2021 and will reopen the window of X-ray polarimetry after more than 40 years. The payload …

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The Small Satellite-Based, Imaging X-Ray Polarimeter Explorer (IXPE) Mission

William D. Deininger, James Masciarelli, William Kalinowski, Grant Hibbard et autres

The Imaging X-ray Polarimeter Explorer (IXPE) focuses on high energy astrophysics in the 2—8 keV x-ray band. IXPE is designed to explore general relativistic and quantum physics effects of gravity, energy, electric and magnetic fields at extreme limits. IXPE, a NASA Small …

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Flight Dynamics Commissioning Results and Experiences

Joel J. K. Parker, Ryan Lebois, Stephen S. Lutz, Craig Nickel et autres

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will perform the first-ever spaceborne all-sky exoplanet transit survey and is the first primary-mission application of a lunar-resonant orbit. Launched on April 18, 2018, TESS completed a two-month commissioning phase consisting of three phasing loops followed …

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