ISO ready for launch From late 1995 until April 1998, the Infrared Space Observatory ISO was gathering spectroscopic data in the infrared. One of the instruments, the Short Wavelength Spectrometer (SWS), was built by SRON (PI) in collaboration with MPE-Garching and KU-Leuven. The data obtained are available in the ESA archive. The Short Wavelength Spectrometer (SWS) …
With the largest mirror to have ever flown in space at the time, 3.5 meters in diameter, Herschel (ESA, 2009-2013) captured images of dust clouds in far-away galaxies that were too faint for any previous infrared mission to see. The mission studied the origin and evolution of stars and galaxies. Herschel covered the electromagnetic spectrum …
Chandra, 18 m long, in the payload bay of space shuttle Columbia Deployment of Chandra from the payload bay of space shuttle Columbia The LETG Low-Energy Transmisson Grating (110 cm diameter) developed by SRON together with MPE LETG detailed view, showing the grating modules (540 in total) and part of the support structure Chandra image …
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