Hear the Juno team discuss the anticipation and the lifelong curiosity that has helped make the mission a reality.

2022年10月13日 · The Lucy mission is only possible through the hard work and dedication of a huge team of scientists, engineers, and other professionals. Meet some of our team memembers

Mr. Gerhardus leads a team of quality assurance (QA) scientists, engineers, inspectors, and technicians supporting NASA, ESA, and DoD space flight hardware/software projects at SwRI. He conducts internal and external audits and surveillances to various national and international standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001, and ISO 17025.

Executive Officers Mr. Adam L. Hamilton, P.E. President and CEOBio Mr. Walter D. Downing, P.E. Executive Vice President and COOBio Mrs. Beth Ann Rafferty, CPA CFO Vice President — Finance Institute Secretary

From two of NASA’s WB-57 research aircraft, the team will observe the corona during the eclipse using stabilized telescopes with sensitive, high-speed, visible-light and infrared cameras at 50,000 feet. This high altitude provides distinct advantages over ground-based observations.

CATE 2024 Team. Major Partners: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory NSF National Solar Observatory (NSF NSO)

Jupiter’s distinctive orange and white bands of swirling clouds allow scientists to track winds in the planet’s lower atmosphere, and the SwRI team members have particular expertise in the vivid Jovian aurora, associated with strong winds in the gas giant’s upper atmosphere.

Southwest Research Institute leverages its significant experience in many facets of the space science business to build and maintain high quality operations centers for unmanned space missions. Our Science Operations Center (SOC), part of our Space Mission Directorate (SMD) hosts these missions:

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is an independent and nonprofit applied research and development (R&D) organization. Founded in 1947 by oil businessman Tom Slick, [1] it provides contract research and development services to government and industrial clients.

SAN ANTONIO — October 1, 2024 — A Southwest Research Institute-led team has detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide for the first time on the frozen surface of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon,...