Maxwell Technologies is a developer and manufacturer headquartered in San Diego, California, USA.

The company focuses on developing and manufacturing energy storage and power delivery solution-related products for automotive, heavy transportation, renewable energy, backup power, wireless communications and industrial and consumer electronics applications as well as for radiation-hardened microelectronic components and systems for satellites and spacecraft.

The SCS750® single board computer for space is Maxwell's answer to the space industry's need for medium- to high-performance computing. The SCS750 combines the latest generation of IBM PowerPC® processor with large amounts of volatile and non-volatile storage and a variety of interfaces in an industry standard 6u cPCI form factor.

Any radiation upset (SEU) is transparently corrected. The user never has to worry about executing a bad instruction or accessing corrupt information. Software development is simplified by using the industry standard VxWorks operating environment. The SCS750's powerful processing capability and high availability make it the ideal choice for data processing or spacecraft control applications.

manufacturer: Maxwell Technologies

Carmenta's mission is to provide world-class geospatial products and solutions as well as systems for emergency response and critical infrastructure protection. We help our customers to stay ahead when it comes to the management and visualisation of geographical information and situational awareness.

BlackBridge is focused on providing end to end solutions across the geospatial value chain.

This includes satellite operations, ground station services, data center and geocloud solutions, and worldwide satellite imagery distribution through over 100 BlackBridge partners, combined with the creation of value added products and services.

Rapideye is now (April 2014) part of BlackBridge.

The Lunar and Planetary Institute is an American research institute that provides support services to NASA and the planetary science community, and conducts planetary science research under the leadership of staff scientists, visiting researchers, and postdoctoral fellows.

The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is dedicated to the study of the solar system, its formation, evolution, and current state. The Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and is supported by the Science Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Located in Houston, Texas, USA, the LPI maintains an extensive collection of lunar and planetary data, carries out education and public outreach programs, and offers meeting coordination and publishing services. The LPI sponsors and organizes several workshops and conferences throughout the year including the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) held in March in the Houston area.

Lunar Prospector was a NASA mission as part of the Discovery Program.

The 19-month mission was designed for a low polar orbit investigation of the Moon, including mapping of surface composition and possible polar ice deposits, measurements of magnetic and gravity fields, and study of lunar outgassing events.

The mission ended July 31, 1999, when the orbiter was deliberately crashed into a crater near the lunar south pole after the presence of water ice was successfully detected.

Data from the mission allowed the construction of a detailed map of the surface composition of the Moon, and helped to improve understanding of the origin, evolution, current state, and resources of the Moon. Several articles on the scientific results were published in the journal Science.

OSIRIS-REx (NASA's Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer) is a planned asteroid study and sample return mission.

It is a planetary science mission, the third selected in the New Frontiers Program, after Juno and New Horizons. The mission is planned for a 2016 launch and will study and return a sample of asteroid 101955 Bennu (formerly designated 1999 RQ36), a carbonaceous asteroid, to Earth for detailed analyses in 2023. Material returned is expected to enable scientists to learn more about the time before the formation and evolution of the Solar System, initial stages of planet formation, and the source of organic compounds which led to the formation of life.

E2V  offer space-qualified and proven imaging sensors and arrays for space science, earth observation and astronomy applications.

e2v is a supplier of high sensitivity image sensors to the global space sector. Launched into orbit with satellite missions, e2v's sensors transmit back to Earth detailed images of new scientific discoveries. These include the detection of new extra-solar planets, findings from investigations into black holes and detailed astronomical information on significant environmental climate changes. Custom sensor designs and packaging from e2v are recognised for their technical excellence by the world's major space agencies, including NASA, ESA, JAXA and CSA.

Current programmes

We have supplied, or are currently supplying, image sensors for the following programmes:

• Space science
• Earth observation and environmental monitoring
• Star trackers

Technology

The technology underpinning the performance of our image sensors in space missions has been developed over the past 30 years. Specific areas of technological expertise, which make our devices well suited to space use include:

Radiation tolerant device structures and processes, backed up by detailed theoretical models and experimental data on radiation damage effects
Back-illumination process which produces stable device performance
Custom, high performance and reliable packaging solutions to give efficient thermal, mechanical and electrical interfaces to instrument systems
Fast turnaround of custom CCD designs drawing on large existing functional cell library

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) is one of 17 national laboratories funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The lab also receives support from the City of Newport News and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The lab's primary mission is to conduct basic research of the atom's nucleus using the lab's unique particle accelerator, known as the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF). Jefferson Lab also conducts a variety of research using its Free-Electron Laser, which is based on the same electron-accelerating technology used in CEBAF.

In addition to its science mission, the lab provides programs designed to help educate the next generation in science and technology, and to engage the public.

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) is a Japanese national research organization of astrophysics using rockets, astronomical satellites and interplanetary probes.

Since 2003, it is a division of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

In 2003, three national aerospace organizations including ISAS were merged to form Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The ISAS English name 'Institute of Space and Astronautical Science' is still used (as of April 2014).