THz Science and Technology Seminar (TSTS) Series: Space Exploration and Our Place in the Universe
May 1 @ 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which will celebrate its 90th anniversary in 2026, is at the forefront of building instruments for NASA missions. NASA’s mission has always been to explore the universe and our own planet Earth from space. This includes robotics missions like Voyager, which continues its journey beyond our solar system, missions to Mars and other planets, and astrophysics missions exploring stars and <a href="http://galaxies.
The” target=”_blank” title=”galaxies.
The”>galaxies.
The selection of NASA missions is driven by fundamental science questions, and the development of innovative instruments to answer these questions. We design and build instruments that enable precise measurements to help answer these scientific inquiries. In this presentation, we will provide an overview of the state of-the-art instruments we are currently developing and detail the science questions they aim to <a href="http://address.
Rapid” target=”_blank” title=”address.
Rapid”>address.
Rapid progress in various fields—such as commercial software for component and device modeling, low-loss circuits and interconnect technologies, cell phone technologies, and submicron-scale lithographic techniques—is enabling us to design and develop smart, low-power yet highly capable instruments that can even fit within SmallSat or CubeSat platforms. We will also discuss the challenges of future-generation instruments in addressing the needs of criticalscientific <a href="http://applications.
The” target=”_blank” title=”applications.
The”>applications.
The research described herein was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA, under contract with National Aeronautics and Space <a href="http://Administration.
Co-sponsored” target=”_blank” title=”Administration.
Co-sponsored”>Administration.
Co-sponsored by: Staracom
Speaker(s): Goutam Chattopadhyay ,