DEUCE

Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet Continuum Experiment

Sounding rocket to narrow the search for habitable planets

The Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet Continuum Experiment (DEUCE) is a sounding rocket that will measure the shorter, extreme-ultraviolet wavelengths of two Sun-like stars, Alpha Centauri A and B. Working in conjunction with SISTINE, these rockets will take these important measurements of ultraviolet light to help narrow the search for habitable planets.

Mission Class:

Suborbitals

Mission Status:

Current

LASP Roles:

Research, Instruments, Mission Operations, Engineering, Lead Institute

Science Target:

Interstellar

Mission Focus:

Exoplanets, Interstellar Dust, Planetary Atmosphere, Stellar Physics

Launch date: scheduled for July 12, 2022

Lead Institution: LASP

Lead Funding Agency: NASA Astrophysics

Partners: Equatorial Launch Australia