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NASA to Launch Israeli Astrophysics Research Mission


(Space News) Jeff Foust - The U.S. and Israel are finalizing an agreement that would see NASA launch an Israeli astrophysics research mission. Called Ultrasat, the mission was developed by Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science with support from the Israel Space Agency and German research center DESY. James Rhoads, NASA project scientist for Ultrasat, told the American Astronomical Society on Jan. 11 that NASA will likely fly Ultrasat as a secondary payload on a commercial geostationary (GEO) launch. Ultrasat will carry an ultraviolet telescope with a wide field of view. The spacecraft is being built by Israel Aerospace Industries, with DESY providing the ultraviolet camera. Its mission is to look for ultraviolet signatures from gravitational-wave events, such as mergers involving neutron stars, and to study supernova explosions. Those goals match well with NASA's own research priorities.
2023-01-23 00:00:00
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