FAR ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPIC EXPERIMENT(FUSE)

Cover picture. Ultraviolet image of the Omega Cen globular cluster taken with the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope on the Astro-1 mission (courtesy of LASP/GSFC). FUSE will obtain UV spectra of bright stars in this cluster in order to study the interstellar medium in our galaxy and halo.

ICS is currently under contract to Johns Hopkins University as a team member for the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Experiment (FUSE) program. The SCL software has been selected as the key component of the restructured FUSE mission under sponsorship of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD FUSE will be an Earth orbiting far ultraviolet (FUV) spectroscopy mission to measure faint sources throughout our galaxy and at extragalactic distances. The mission will utilize a dedicated spacecraft carrying an instrument designed to obtain high resolution spectral measurements in the FUV range. The FUSE satellite will be launched in October 1998 and its science operations will last 36 months after an initial 8-10 week in-orbit checkout and science commissioning period.

Under subcontract to Johns Hopkins University, ICS will provide Systems Engineering support and participate in the development and maintenance of requirements and designs for the FUSE satellite command and control software, the ground station control software, and the telemetry, tracking and commanding data system software (TT&C).

See the Mission Overview for more information.