SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph viewed 3I/ATLAS both when and where most other assets could not.
Europa-UVS
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SwRI Collects First Ultraviolet Data From Europa Clipper
The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has successfully completed its initial commissioning following the October 14, 2024, launch. Scheduled to arrive in the Jovian […]
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SwRI-Developed Instruments Will Study Potential Habitability Of Europa
Two Southwest Research Institute instruments were launched aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft on Oct. 14 from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center. The spacecraft is designed to conduct a detailed reconnaissance […]
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Astrobiology Fleet Update: ESA Juice Tests SwRI Ultraviolet Spectrograph
As European Space Agency (ESA)’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft hurtled past the Moon and Earth in mid-August to provide its first gravity assist maneuver to the Jovian system, […]