UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab

The recent FOXSI-5 mission demonstrates potential of advanced X-ray imaging and sounding rockets for solar physics.

FOXSI-5 mission demonstrates potential of advanced X-ray imaging and rockets for solar physics - UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab The images collected by the FOXSI team over its five flights are demonstrating the effectiveness of their next-generation X-ray optics and proving that sounding rockets have great potential to compliment satellite missions for basic solar science.

This was the first mission I was honored to be a part of.

June 7th - on this day in 1992, NASA's Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) was launched on a Delta II 6920-10 rocket out of Space Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Also known as Explorer LXVII, the 3,275 kg EUVE was built by UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab. It was designed to operate in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) range of the spectrum, and was used to carry out a full-sky survey, and subsequently, a deep-survey and pointed observations.

Initially planned for a mission duration of six months, EUVE operated for 8.5 years.

LOOK: SSL undergrad interns promote the lab at Cal Day

Our undergraduate interns talked up SSL’s opportunities with visiting students and parents at Cal Day on Saturday, April 18th. According to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 3389 students virtually checked in to attend Cal Day, and 11,544 total attendees were recorded. 279 admitted students accepted their offer to attend Cal on site (including an 320 students who had already accepted their offer)....

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