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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) staff collaborate on the calibration of the MAss Spectrometer for Planetary EXploration/Europa (MASPEX) instrument, developed and built at SwRI. Kurt Franke (spectrometer engineering lead) points out a mass peak during the MASPEX flight model first calibration run to, clockwise, Kelly Miller (calibration lead), Greg Miller (spectrometer design lead), and Paul Hoeper (software lead).
Source: NASA/SwRI
Published: October 19, 2021

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) staff collaborate on the calibration of the MAss Spectrometer for Planetary EXploration/Europa (MASPEX) instrument, developed and built at SwRI. Kurt Franke (spectrometer engineering lead) points out a mass peak during the MASPEX flight model first calibration run to, clockwise, Kelly Miller (calibration lead), Greg Miller (spectrometer design lead), and Paul Hoeper (software lead).

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