With roots in the pre-NASA days of WWII sounding rockets and sub-orbital flights, the Engineering Division at LASP has developed space instruments and small spacecraft to support the goals and objectives of space science for decades. The engineering division has evolved technical capabilities to meet contemporary standards for performance and productivity. The co-location of scientists and engineers maximizes scientific return by enabling dynamic, collaborative interaction to maximize the exchange of ideas. Read more.

AIM Launch Successful

NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft, launched successfully from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California by an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL vehicle at 1:26 p.m. PDT on April 25.(Read more...)

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