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UNH's Space Science Center (SSC) has a legacy of more than 100 partnerships on NASA missions and 60+ years of pioneering involvement in space research, including the development, build, and test of cutting-edge space instrumentation.
To support these endeavors, the SSC has developed state-of-the-art facilities that provide a comprehensive environment for assembly, integration, and space qualification testing. This robust infrastructure underpins our commitment to advancing space science and technology, ensuring that our collaborators and missions achieve the highest standards of performance and reliability.
Commercial entities can now access and book services at these facilities through the UNH Space Technology Hub.
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Brand name: Dynavac custom built in 2010 (built for MMS mission) - Chamber size: 4' diameter and 5' deep (cylinder)
Interior space: 46" diameter x 60" deep - Chamber pressure: 10-7 Torr
- Temperature range: -30o to +80o C
- Platen with thermal fluid transfer system (FTS)
- Number of thermocouples for monitoring: 30 chamber thermocouples; 16 thermocouples for instrument
- Ramp rate range: typical rate 3oC/minute, but 1oC/minute is possible or even lower (just takes much longer for transitioning)
- Venting gas: liquid Nitrogen shroud
- Scavenger plate on door used for freezing contaminants onto surface
RGA scanner – 300 amu
TQCM (2000) – QCM Research
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Clean room specs: ISO 7, class 10000 clean room
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Benches:
- - ISO 5 laminar flow assembly bench
- - 5 assembly benches 6' x 2.5'
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Storage: Clean room storage: X4 N2 and X6 N2 storage containers - Dry, clean storage containers for component storage
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Conductive emissions testing - Radiative emissions testing
- (10 mKelvin)
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Brand Name: Tenney Environmental Testing Chamber T10C-1.5, Serial number: 0903000051 - No vacuum
- Size: 2.5' x 2.5' x 2.5'
- Temperature range: -73o C to 200o C
- Venting: dry nitrogen
- No thermocouples inside, would have to put them on the instrument
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Brand Name: Shel Lab vacuum bake-out oven: Model 1445.2, S/N 03041610 - Size: 1' x 1' x 1'
- Calibrated to: 60o C (rated up to 200o C)
- Chamber pressure range: 20 mTorr (rough vacuum)
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High vacuum with compressor and cryopump, mostly used for high voltage development testing - Size: 3' height x 2' diameter
- Chamber pressure range: 10-7 Torr
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