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36.332 NS MCKENZIE/NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha Spectro Polarimeter 2.1 (CLASP)
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The science goal of the 36.374 McKenzie Chromospheric Layer SpectroPolarimeter(CLASP2.1) mission is the mapping of circular polarization of the Mg II
h&k
lines over a solar active region caused by scattering and magnetic effects. CLASP2.1 was a reflight of 36.332 McKenzie (CLASP2), which successfully launched in 2019.
The Principal Investigator is Dr. McKenzie/NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
More information on CLASP-2.1: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/sounding-rocket-mission-to-offer-snapshot-of-sun-s-magnetic-field/
![Drawing of a Terrier-Black Brant sounding rocket](../images/vehicles/Terrier-Black-Brant-sm.png)
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.
![Google Earth Map showing White Sands Missile Range.](../images/WSMR.jpg)
The CLASP mission was launched from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on October 8, 2021.