Since being founded, MSSL has brought together scientists and engineers to design, test and build instruments for operation in space. MSSL has provided hardware for more than 300 launches and continues to provide instrumentation, software and operational support for important international space missions.
Electronics
In-house capabilities, to design, build and test the space flight instruments that provide the major part of the data on which the scientific research programmes are built.
AIT
The Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) engineering group provides support to the Department's space flight hardware AIT requirements. The AIT group consists of highly-qualified and experienced engi
Mechanical and Thermal
The experience of our highly qualified engineers, designers and technicians is vast and diverse over a number of successful space missions, since formation in 1965.
Mission Assurance
Mission Assurance activities at MSSL are tailored to follow the ESA ECSS Management and Quality Standards (European Cooperation on Space Standardization).
Software Engineering
Encompassing all areas of space missions where the ability to develop high quality, reliable, fault tolerant, efficient and flexible software to demanding schedules.
Technology and Project Management
Development, management and exploitation of technology within an enterprise context, and carries out research, teaching and consultancy in relevant areas.