Slideshows

Installation of Existing SPEXOne MLI Blankets and Build and Install SPEX Bottom Blanket; SPEXone after MLI Blanket install. Credit: NASA

SPEXone team photos and PACE Control room. Credit: NASA

SPEXone instrument mid-point testing; SPEXone is a compact, optical satellite instrument that will characterize aerosols from low Earth orbit as part of the NASA PACE mission. SPEXone has been developed by a Dutch consortium consisting of SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research and Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands, supported by opto-mechanical expertise from TNO. SRON and Airbus DS NL are responsible for the design, manufacturing and testing of the instrument. The scientific lead is in the hands of SRON. SPEXone is a public-private initiative, funded by the Netherlands Space Office (NSO), the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (NWO), SRON and Airbus DS NL Credit: NASA

SPEXone on the vibration table in Toulouse, France following vibration testing. Credit: Andre Dress

Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) testing of SPEXone. Credit: Andre Dress

SPEXone in the thermal vacuum chamber (Leiden, Holland) following thermal vacuum testing. Credit: Andre Dress

A technician prepares the SPEXone flight instrument for vibration testing. Credit: Andre Dress

The SPEXone thermal vacuum test facility in the Netherlands. Credit: Andre Dress

SPEXone unpacked at SRON. Credit: Andre Dress

SPEXone arriving at SRON in its shipping container, post environmental testing. Credit: Andre Dress

SPEXone in its container as it arrives for transport to the SRON Clean Room. Credit: Andre Dress