SIC has two redundant NSSC-Is, only one can be on at a time . SIC has two redundant STINTs (interface units), paired with the NSSC-Is . Redundant unit has been off since launch . SIC has 8 memory units, each with 8k 18 bit words . Either NSSC-I can access full complement of memory . Gathers science data from SIs and forwards on to spacecraft for recording or downlink . Gathers and formats engineering data from SIs and forwards on to NSSC-I and spacecraft . ... Previous slide . ...

Penetrators for Europa Rob Gowen on behalf of UK Penetrator Consortium University College London Birkbeck College London Imperial College London Open University Leicester University Cambridge University SSC Surrey University Universit QinetiQ Astrium SSTL Magna Parva + international support MSSL/UCL UK Europa Lander Workshop - Moscow, Feb12 2009 Contents Introduction.. ... Europa Lander Workshop - Moscow, Feb12 2009 MSSL/UCL UK - End - Europa Lander Workshop - Moscow, Feb12 2009 MSSL/UCL UK ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Observing Facilities > Instrumentation Development . ... Science Users Information . ... La Silla Paranal Observatory . ... Paranal Instrumentation . Decommissioned Instruments . ... VLT/VLTI Science Verification . ... ESO exercises strict control over the interfaces between the VLT observatory and its instruments. ... The instruments below are now maintained (and documented on the ESO web) by the Directorate of Operations/La Silla Paranal Observatory: . ...

Instruments and Methods 129 Multi-element MMIC focal array for radio telescope V.B. Khaikin1, E.K. Ma jorova1 , Yu.N. Parijskij1, M.D. Parnes2 , R.G. Shifman2 , V.A. Dobrov2 , V.A. Volkov2, V.D. Korolkov2, S.D. Uman2 , N.A. Esepkina3 , and S.K. Kruglov3 The Special Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences Karachai-Cherkessia, N.Arkhyz, 357147, Russia, E-mail: vkh@brown.nord.nw.ru Svetlana", Rezonance", Ascor", 194156, Engels pr. ... Four-element sub-array prototype is shown in Fig.2. ...

... Plastic forming and welding of optical elements for laser technologies and optical telecommunications. A set of technological processes of manufacturing of optical elements with sophisticated profiles for laser technologies and optical telecommunications has been developed in the Institute of Solid State Physics . ... тАв€а to form optical surfaces with non-spherical and rather sophisticated profiles, improving essentially effectiveness of laser technologies and optical telecommunications; . ...

... Due to the use of Czochralski grown single crystals, MC microcoolers provide an increased dT max and more cooling capacity. ... Cold Side 1.6x3.2 mm, Hot Side 3.2x3.2 mm U max=0.5 V . ... 0.4 . ... Cold Side 3.2x3.2 mm, Hot Side 3.2x4.8 mm U max=1.0 V . ... Cold Side 3.2x4.8 mm, Hot Side 4.8x4.8 mm U max=1.5 V . ... Cold Side 4.8x4.8 mm, Hot Side 4.8x6.4 mm Um ax=2.2 V . ... Cold Side 6.4x6.4 mm, Hot Side 6.4x8.0 mm Um ax=4.0 V . ... Cold Side 8.0x9.6 mm, Hot Side 9.6x9.6 mm Um ax=7.4 V . ...

This workshop on Deep Field Imaging is organised by Cavendish Astrophysics and is part of the Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses on the Square Kilometre Array Design Studies (MCCT SKADS.) The aim of the EU MCCT programme is to promote, discuss and disseminate SKA and SKADS ideas to young researchers in order to provide the next generation of European astronomers with basic and advanced scientific and technology knowledge. ... Challenges for reducing deep imaging observations . ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Company's History . ... History . ... ISS Russian Segment . ... Soyuz TMA . ... The Soyuz TMA manned transport spacecraft is a modification of Soyuz TM spacecraft distinguished for a high reliability and safety of flight for the crew which is proven by all the launches of the spacecraft implemented in the period of years 1986 -2002 for the purposes of servicing orbital stations. ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" ....

Next: RSOG Pre-Observation Products . ... Mission Elements . ... The main mission elements (ME) are: . The RSOG, based at ASC, which is responsible for the science operation of the RadioAstron Mission. ... The Main Ballistic(Navigation) Center (MBC) belonging to Lavochkin Association coordinates preparation and exchange of orbit determination and orbit reconstraction ptoducts. ... Experiment codes of five characters are used in naming GRT related files. ... RSOG . ... Corr (GTS?) ... Corr (RSOG?) ...

... Charge Coupled Devices (CCD) are currently by far the most widely used type of detector in astronomy. ... After a brief introduction to the VLT Control System, the VLT CCD Detectors Control Software is presented. The VLT Control System is a distributed system consisting of a set of UNIX Workstations, dedicated to high level operations, such as coordination of sub-system activities and interface to the users, and VME-based Local Control Units (LCU), dedicated to the control of sub-systems hardware. ...

Building the Foundation for U.S . Astronomy at m/cm Wavelengths in 2010 and Beyond Community Workshop (*) Workshop SOC/LOC Robert Brown (NAIC) Chris Carilli (NRAO) Jim Cordes (US SKA Consortium) Dale Frail (NRAO) B. Murray Lewis (NAIC) K. Y. Lo (NRAO) Emmanuel Momjian (NAIC) Yervant Terzian (US SKA Consortium) (Special thanks to Billie Rodriguez, Jill Tarbell and Joan Martin) * Support provided by NSF, NRAO, and NAIC R. L ...

The program below provides a second example of the use of GIPSY's event-handling and graphical user interface facilities. ... GgiAutoLayout(FALSE); /* layout done explicitly by program */ GgiPostponeRealize(TRUE); /* show after all elements have been positioned */ /* * Create elements. */ button = GgiButton( QUIT= , Terminate program ); text1 = GgiTextField( NUMBER = , Type a number in this field , 15); text2 = GgiTextField( GETAL= , Typ een getal\nin dit veld , 15); gauge = GgiGauge ...

STEP INTO THE BLUE - MEADE INSTRUMENTS PRODUCT GUIDE . ... Telescopes . LX850 Series . ... LX600 Series . ... Superb optical performance coupled with time proven computerized pointing and tracking has made the LX200 ACF series a best-seller in the high-performance telescope class. ... Meade's revolutionary LS LightSwitchтДв series of telescopes use advanced technologies to do what no other consumer telescopes have done before: take all the hassle out of using a telescope. ... LightBridge Series . ...

... SSAU History . SSAU roadmap . ... Engineers of SSAU laboratory of additive technologies started to carry out experiments in the field of 3D-printing of metal parts, components and assemblies. The research of Samara scientists will allow producing highly complex and non-standard elements of spatial forms required for design and creation of advanced aviation and space technology. ... SSAU Laboratory of Additive Technologies is established in 2011. ... e-mail: ssau@ssau.ru . ...

... Iowa Robotic Telescope | ... Talon is based on OCAAS, a software suite developed by software engineer Elwood Downey ( Clear Sky Institute ) for use at the University of Iowa ?s first remote facility (the ATF, or Automated Telescope Facility). ... XObservatory : Telescope Control Interface . ... This program calls upon and coordinates much of the interrelated portions of the Talon architecture, and forms the primary control panel for the telescope, dome, and peripheral systems when used locally. ...

Open Systems Handbook: A Guide to Building Open Systems . ... This book is designed to provide interested individuals and organizations with an overview of open systems and the work being done to achieve them. ... This section is organized using a descriptive model of an open systems environment developed by the IEEE PI 003.0 Working Group, which is developing the Guide to POSIX-based Open System Architecture. ... Standards for open systems 13 . Chapter 3: The open systems environment (OSE) 15 . ...

XMM-Newton Science Analysis System Page: 1 siamgen July 9, 2007 Abstract siamgen generates the Star Tracker / Instrument Alignment Matrices (SIAMs) for the instruments EMOS1 , EMOS2, EPN, RGS1, RGS2, and OM as speci ed in the Interface Control Document [2] 1 Instruments/Modes Instrument Mode all except ERM all 2 Use pipeline processing no interactive analysis no CCF maintenance yes 3 Description siamgen generates the ...

... The collecting area is increased by nesting concentric mirror pairs, all having the same focal length. ... Figure shows the largest optical element being ground at HDOS. ... X-ray testing demonstrated that the CXO mirrors are indeed the largest high-resolution X-ray optics ever made; the nominal effective area (based on the ground calibrations) is shown as a function of energy in the left panel of Figure , along with those of their Einstein and ROSAT predecessors. ...

... The <EM> element provides typographic emphasis, typically italics. ... CITE . The <CITE> element specifies a citation. Sections tagged with the CITE element are typically rendered in italics. ... The <CODE> element indicates an example of code; typically rendered in a mono-spaced font. ... The <KBD> element indicates text typed (keyboarded) by the user. ... The <VAR> element indicates a variable name, and might typically be used in an instruction manual. ... New in 3.0 . ...

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems VII ASP Conference Series, Vol. ... Thus, the INTEGRAL data analysis system must be capable of supporting distributed data sets composed of many individual files and exhibiting one to many and many to many associations between the individual data structure elements. 1 http://astro.estec.esa.nl/SA­general/Projects/Integral/integral.html 2 http://lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/cai/coded.html 220 ISDC Data Access Layer 221 2. ...