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January 23, 2013

NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph Mission Satellite Completed
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2013
The spacecraft and science instrument integration for the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) - NASA's next Small Explorer (SMEX) Mission - has been completed, and final testing is underway. IRIS was designed and built at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto, with support from the company's Civil Space line of business and major partners Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Montana State University and Stanford University. NASA's Ames Res ... read more

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