Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer
cancelled NASA mission
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Summary
Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer is a space telescope[1]. It draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (space telescope category, ranking #67 of 124).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: X-ray astronomy[3]
- Instance of: abandoned project[4]
- Operator: Goddard Space Flight Center[5], Orbital Sciences Corporation[6]
- Follows: Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph[7]
- Followed by: Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer[8]
- Manufacturer: Orbital Sciences Corporation[9], Alliant Techsystems[10], Goddard Space Flight Center[11]
- Part of: Small Explorer program[12]
- Commons category: GEMS (space telescope)[13]
- Space launch vehicle: Pegasus[14]
- Country of origin: United States[15]
- Powered by: photovoltaic system[16]
- Spacecraft bus: Q141735767[17]
- Significant event: selection[18], project cancellation[19]
- Official website: http://gems.gsfc.nasa.gov/[20]
- Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[21]
- Launch contractor: Orbital Sciences Corporation[22]
- Start point: Stargazer[23]
- Official name: Gravity and Extreme Magnetism SMEX[24]
- Length: 7.12 m[25]
- Mass: 267 kg[26]
- Principal investigator: Jean Swank[27]
Why It Matters
Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]