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36.347 UH MCCAMMON/UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
X-ray Quantum Calorimeter Experiment (XQC)
- Mission
- Vehicle
- Launch
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The night sky glows with X-ray light coming from all directions. Much of this X-ray light is produced by the interstellar medium, which includes hot gases filling the space between the stars. The unique X-ray detectors on this mission, cooled to a frigid one-twentieth of a degree above absolute zero, will measure the arriving X-rays with unprecedented precision to better understand the interstellar medium and its influence on the structure and evolution of galaxies and stars.
The Principal Investigator is Dr. McCammon/University of Wisconsin.
The Black Brant 9 is a two stage sounding rocket with a Terrier first stage and Black Brant second stage. The Black Brant 9 can reach altitudes of about 600 km. Payloads weighing from 400 to 1200 pounds can be flown.
The XQC was launched from Arnhem Space Center, Australia, on June 26, 2022.
- Photos currently not available.