88-Inch Cyclotron Contributions to Space Exploration
Space missions and vehicles with electronic parts, materials, or recovered samples tested at the 88-Inch Cyclotron:
Apollo 17 (Lunar soil sample return)
Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO)
Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
Genesis (Solar Wind Sample Return)
Geospace Dynamics Constellation
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER) / Spirit & Opportunity Rovers
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) / Curiosity Rover
Mars Atmosphere & Volatile Evolution (MAVEN)
Voyager (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
Stardust (Comet Sample Return)
Deep Space 1 (Comet & Asteroid Flyby)
Restore-L (Robotic Servicing Mission)
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
International Space Station (ISS)
Spitzer Infrared Telescope Facility
Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope
Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) Spacesuit
Space organizations that have used the 88-Inch Cyclotron:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
*For more information on the early years of radiation effects testing, please see "The Single Event Revolution" by Petersen, Koga, Shoga, Pickel, & Price (IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 60, No.3, June 2013)