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WE PROPOSE TO TOPIC 2 TO DEMONSTRATE A VEHICLE UTILIZATION OF AN ONBOARD FACILITY OF AN ULTRAVIOLET REMOTE SENSING PAYLOAD SYSTEM ON THE BLUE ORIGIN NEW SHEPPARD REUSABLE SUBORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLE. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR INTEGRATION FLIGHT TESTING AND POST-FLIGHT CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SYSTEM AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT. THE IRIS-UV: INTEGRATED REMOTE IMAGING SYSTEM-ULTRAVIOLET IS HELD INSIDE A RUGGEDIZED BLUE ORIGIN PAYLOAD LOCKER AND CONSISTS OF AN APL PROVIDED ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETER GIMBAL AND ELECTRONICS. IT WILL GATHER SPECTRAL DATA OF THE ATMOSPHERIC BRIGHTNESS AND TRANSMISSION IN THE UV (200-400 NM) DURING ASCENT TO 100KM AND DESCENT TO GROUND. THE SPECTROMETER WILL BE GIMBALLED FROM ZENITH TO ~ 15 DEG (TO AVOID THE S/C FAIRING). ALREADY TESTED FOR VIBRATION THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF THIS INSTRUMENT IN FLIGHT WILL HELP DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO EMPLOY OF COTS INSTRUMENTS IN SPACE. THIS IS NEW INFORMATION TO INFORM THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE UV INSTRUMENTATION. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MOUNTED ON THE UPPER RING OF THE PROPULSION MODULE (PM).

WE PROPOSE TO TOPIC 2 TO DEMONSTRATE A VEHICLE UTILIZATION OF AN ONBOARD FACILITY OF AN ULTRAVIOLET REMOTE SENSING PAYLOAD SYSTEM ON THE BLUE ORIGIN NEW SHEPPARD REUSABLE SUBORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLE. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR INTEGRATION FLIGHT TESTING AND POST-FLIGHT CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SYSTEM AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT. THE IRIS-UV: INTEGRATED REMOTE IMAGING SYSTEM-ULTRAVIOLET IS HELD INSIDE A RUGGEDIZED BLUE ORIGIN PAYLOAD LOCKER AND CONSISTS OF AN APL PROVIDED ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETER GIMBAL AND ELECTRONICS. IT WILL GATHER SPECTRAL DATA OF THE ATMOSPHERIC BRIGHTNESS AND TRANSMISSION IN THE UV (200-400 NM) DURING ASCENT TO 100KM AND DESCENT TO GROUND. THE SPECTROMETER WILL BE GIMBALLED FROM ZENITH TO ~ 15 DEG (TO AVOID THE S/C FAIRING). ALREADY TESTED FOR VIBRATION THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF THIS INSTRUMENT IN FLIGHT WILL HELP DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO EMPLOY OF COTS INSTRUMENTS IN SPACE. THIS IS NEW INFORMATION TO INFORM THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE UV INSTRUMENTATION. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MOUNTED ON THE UPPER RING OF THE PROPULSION MODULE (PM).