STEDI Program Phase I
The six proposals selected as candidate missions for the STEDI Program Phase I are as follows:
Principal Investigator, Institution and
Telephone
Prof. Richard C. Henry ,Physics & Astronomy Department, The Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore,
MD 21218-2686, (410) 516-7350
Proposal Objective
Ultraviolet search for dark matter between the galaxies
Major Partners
Morgan State University and Maryland Space Grant Consortium
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Principal Investigator, Institution and
Telephone
Prof. Brian E. Gilchrist, Space Physics Research Lab, The University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan
48109-2143 (313) 763-6230 gilchrist@eecs.umich.edu
Proposal Objective
Demonstrate tether technology making lower thermosphere and ionosphere measurements
Major Partners
Martin Marietta Astronautics, University of Alabama, Huntsville, University of Texas, Dallas, Goddard
Space Flight Center, and Marshall Space Flight Center
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Principal Investigator, Institution and
Telephone
Dr. David J. Forrest, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire ,
Durham, NH 03824 , (603) 862-3705
Proposal Objective
Measure distance and polarization of gamma-ray bursts.
Major Partners
Weber State University and University of Leicester
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Principal Investigator, Institution and
Telephone
Dr. Daniel Cotton, Center for Space Physics, Boston University , Boston, MA 02215, (617) 353-7431
Proposal Objective
Tomographic measurements of properties of ionosphere and thermosphere.
Major Partners
Naval Research Laboratories, MIT, University of Illinois, and AeroAstro, Inc.
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Principal Investigator, Institution and
Telephone
Professor Charles A. Barth, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado ,
Boulder, CO 80309-0590, (303) 492-7502
Proposal Objective
Measure nitric oxide density in terrestrial lower thermosphere.
Major Partners
NCAR and Ball Aerospace Corporation
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Principal Investigator, Institution and
Telephone
Elaine R. Hansen, Director, Colorado Space Grant College , University of Colorado at Boulder, College of
Engineering & Applied Science, Boulder, CO 80309-0520, (303) 492-0520
Proposal Objective
Measure global ozone and ozone-affecting constituents.
Major Partners
Colorado Space Grant Consortium and Ball Aerospace Corporation