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The MSSL technology programme is underpinned by a strong background in project management.
For more information see the missions MSSL is involved with.
| Project Title | Acronym | Principal Investigator | Project manager | Aim of Project |
| Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics cooler requirements | ATHENA | Ian Hepburn | Ian Hepburn | To study the 50mK cooler requirements |
| Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics science definition | ATHENA | Mat Page | Mat Page | To develop the ATHENA science definition requirements |
| Atmosphere LANd Interaction Study | ALANIS | Peter Muller | Vladimir Yershov | To study how boreal forests contribute to greenhouse gas and aerosol concentration, and into the processes governing the interplay between Earth’s surface and atmosphere |
| Cassini Electron Spectrometer Post-Launch Support | Cassini ELS PLS | Andrew Coates | Gethyn Lewis | Post-launch operations of the Cassini ELS isntrument |
| Cluster Plasma Electron And Current Experiment Post-Launch Support | Cluster PEACE PLS | Andrew Fazakerley | Gill Watson | Post-launch operations of the Cluster PEACE isntrument |
| Coordination Action for integration of Solar System Infrastructure & Science | CASSIS | Bob Bentley | Bob Bentley | To explore ways to improve interoperability for all aspects of Solar System science |
| CRYosat Mission Performance Simulation upgrade | CRYMPS | Steve Baker | Steve Baker | To provide software to simulate performance of the SIRAL instrument on board Cryosat |
| Cryosat2: Instrument Processing Facility Level 2 | Cryosat2 IPF2 | Steve Baker | Steve Baker | To design & implement Level-2 processing chains in the Cryosat IPF |
| Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory | ECHO | Berend Winter | Berend Winter | To lead structural and thermal analysis mission studies |
| Envisat RA2 Sea-Ice Measurement Performance Calibration | Envisat RA2 | Steve Baker | Steve Baker | To act as the ESA-designated Expert Support Laboratory for RA2 measurement performance of non-ocean surfaces |
| The large aperture European Solar Telescope | EST | Sarah Matthews | Dave Walton | To study large format high-speed imaging detectors |
| Euclid VISible channel instrument | Euclid VIS | Mark Cropper | Richard Cole | To lead the development of the VIS instrument |
| Exomars Panoramic Cameras | Exomars Pancam | Andrew Coates | Craig Leff | To develop a panoramic camera system for the Exomars Rover |
| Gaia Data Centre | GDC | Mark Cropper | Steve Baker | To provide the ground data processing system for Gaia |
| GLOBal Land Surface ALBEDO from satellite data | GlobAlbedo | Peter Muller | Tom Kennedy | To develop a broadband albedo map of the entire Earth's land surface for use in climate modelling & research |
| Global Sea Ice Information System | GlobIce | Steve Baker | Steve Baker | To define, implement & validate an antarctic sea ice dynamics information system |
| Heliophysics Integrated Observatory | HELIO | Bob Bentley | Phil Williams | To develop a comprehensive integrated information system of heliophysics data |
| Hinode Post-Launch Support | Hinode PLS | Louise Harra | Khalid Al-Janabi | Post-launch operations of the Hinode EUV Imaging Spectrometer |
| High Resolution Stereo Colour Imager | HiSci | Peter Muller | Peter Muller | To develop a High Resolution Stereo Colour Imager for the 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) |
| Hybrid Electric Technology for Transit Buses | HETTB | Alan Smith | Michael Emes | To develop a model to optimise the energy storage and power management for passenger transit buses |
| JUpiter ICy moon Explorer, Particle Environment Package | JUICE PEP | Geraint Jones | Laura Mullin | To provide detectors for two particle sensors in the PEP instrument |
| Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Pathfinder | LISA Pathfinder | Phil Guttridge | Phil Guttridge | To procure silicon photodiodes for LISA Pathfinder |
| Large Observatory For x-ray Timing, Large Area Detector | LOFT LAD | Silvia Zane | Tom Kennedy | To lead the study of the LAD instrument with aprticular emphasis on micro-channel plate collimators |
| Miniature mill-Kelvin CryoCooler | Mk CryoCooler | Ian Hepburn | Jo Bartlett | To develop the world's first miniature milli-Kelvin cryo-cooler |
| PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars | Plato | Alan Smith | Phil Guttridge | To develop a camera system for Plato |
| Planetary RObotics VIsion SCOUT | Proviscout | Peter Muller | Andrew Griffitths | To demonstrate the combination of vision-based autonomous sample identification & sample selection with terrain hazard analysis for a long range scouting/exploration mission on a terrestrial planet. |
| Planetary RObotics VISion Ground processing | ProvisG | Peter Muller | Peter Muller | To build a framework for planetary robotic vision ground processing |
| Reprocessing chain for the European Remote Sensing Satellite altimetry dataset | REAPER | Steve Baker | Steve Baker | To reprocess the ERS-1 & ERS-2 dataset to develop a continuous & homogeneous altimetry datbase |
| Sentinel-3 Altimetry Products & Algorithm Definition | Sentinel-3 | Steve Baker | Steve Baker | To design Level-2 data products and algorithm chains for ice surfaces |
| Solar Orbiter EUV Imaging Telescope | SolO EUI | Louise Harra | Tom Kennedy | To design, manufacture, build, test & deliver the EUI Common Electronics Box & on-board flight software |
| Solar Orbiter Solar Wind Analyser | SolO SWA | Chris Owen | Chris Brockley-Blatt | To lead the team producing the SWA and develop the Electron Analyser Sub-system |
| Supernemo | Supernemo | Berend Winter | Mary Carter | To design & build detector modules for the next generation neutrinoless double beta decay experiment, Supernemo |
| Swift UV/Optical Telescope Post-Launch Support | Swift UVOT PLS | Mat Page | Mary Carter | Post-launch operations of the Swift UVOT instrument |
| Technology Demonstrator Satellite, ChaPS | TechDemoSat ChaPS | Dhiren Kataria | Dhiren Kataria | To develop a miniaturised plasma analyser and demonstrate in-flight operation on TechDemoSat |
| Virtual Atomic & Molecular Data Centre | VAMDC | Len Culhane | Kevin Benson | To build an inter-operable e-Infrastrucure for the exchange of molecular & atomic data |
| Vega IDEAS support | IDEAS | Steve Baker | Steve Baker | To provide scientific & operations support for Cryosat-2 Radar Altimeter & performance monioring & QA for Cryosat SIRAL data processing |
| QA of ERS Altimeter WAveform Product for the UK Processing & Archiving Facility | WAP QA | Steve Baker | Steve Baker | To provide QA of data processing & products from the UK-PAF |
| X-ray Multi-Mirror Optical Monitor Post-Launch Support | XMM-OM PLS | Mat Page | Mary Carter | Post-launch operations of the XMM-OM instrument |