MSSL PPARC Rolling Grant Proposal

MSSL的PPARC滚动赠款支持天体物理学和太阳系科学的世界级研究。MSSL的研究人员正在领导研究地球磁层、探索行星、了解太阳和探测宇宙最远区域的方案。我们的学术人员参与了太空任务的开发，设计，建造，运营和数据分析方面。我们在任务的整个生命周期中亲自参与，从概念到操作。其中包括目前正在运行的一系列令人印象深刻的任务：卡西尼号、星团号、双星星星号、火星快车号、日冕-F号、SOHO号、雨燕号、金星快车号和XMM-牛顿号。在下一个资助期内，Solar-B和Herschel将被发射。我们在所有这些任务中都有硬件参与，并且是PI 5。这种参与的动力是可以从这些任务中获得的尖端科学。我们还沉浸在未来任务的开发中，包括ExoMars，Gaia，KuaFu，Xeus，丽莎和Solar Orbiter。目前正在开发新技术，如用于未来X射线任务的低温冷却器、用于太阳系探索的仪器封装以及用于探索火星和金星等行星的微穿透器。

MSSL's PPARC rolling grant supports world-class research in astrophysics and solar system science. Investigators at MSSL are leading programmes to investigate the Earth's magnetosphere, explore the planets, understand the Sun and probe the furthest reaches of the universe. Our academic staffs are involved with the development, design, build, operations and data analysis aspects of space missions. We have hands-on involvement during the lifetime of missions that spans conception to operations. These include an impressive array of missions that are currently operational: Cassini, Cluster, Double Star, Mars Express, Coronas-F, SOHO, Swift, Venus Express and XMM-Newton. In the next grant period Solar-B and Herschel will be launched. We have had hardware involvement in all these missions, and are PI on 5. The drive for this involvement is the cutting edge science that can be achieved from these missions. We are also immersed in the development of future missions including ExoMars, Gaia, KuaFu, Xeus, LISA, and Solar Orbiter. New technologies such as cryogenic coolers for future X-ray missions, instrument miniaturisation for solar system exploration and micropenetrators to explore planets such as Mars and Venus are being developed.