(Q1544005)

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Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer

cancelled NASA mission

GEMS
Gravity and Extreme Magnetism SMEX

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http://web.archive.org/web/20130213232854/http://gems.gsfc.nasa.gov/

part of

Small Explorer program

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image

GEMS spacecraft model 1.png
1,221 × 1,241; 1.71 MB

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official name

Gravity and Extreme Magnetism SMEX (English)

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reference URL

http://web.archive.org/web/20130213232854/http://gems.gsfc.nasa.gov/

field of work

X-ray astronomy

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mass

267 kilogram

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reference URL

http://web.archive.org/web/20130214175056/http://gems.gsfc.nasa.gov/sc_inst.html

sponsor

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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follows

Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph

part of

Small Explorer program

series ordinal

12

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followed by

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

part of

Small Explorer program

series ordinal

14

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country of origin

United States of America

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May 2008

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_C08029_SMEX_Awards.html

project cancellation

point in time

10 May 2012

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reference URL

https://spacenews.com/nasa-cancel-gems-x-ray-telescope/

start point

Stargazer

location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

runway

13/31

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space launch vehicle

Pegasus

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reference URL

https://spacenews.com/review-finds-nasa-acted-properly-gems-cancellation/

operator

Goddard Space Flight Center

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management

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reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2008/gems.html

Orbital Sciences Corporation

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operator

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reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2008/gems.html

launch contractor

Orbital Sciences Corporation

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reference URL

https://spacenews.com/review-finds-nasa-acted-properly-gems-cancellation/

manufacturer

Orbital Sciences Corporation

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https://www.spacemart.com/reports/Orbital_To_Build_New_Space_Science_Satellite_To_Study_X_Ray_Polarization_999.html

reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2008/gems.html

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https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2008/gems.html

Goddard Space Flight Center

applies to part

X-ray telescope

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reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2008/gems.html

powered by

photovoltaic system

nominal power capacity

637 watt

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reference URL

http://web.archive.org/web/20130214175056/http://gems.gsfc.nasa.gov/sc_inst.html

length

7.12 metre

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reference URL

http://web.archive.org/web/20130214175056/http://gems.gsfc.nasa.gov/sc_inst.html

official website

http://gems.gsfc.nasa.gov/

language of work or name

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https://www.spacemart.com/reports/Orbital_To_Build_New_Space_Science_Satellite_To_Study_X_Ray_Polarization_999.html

principal investigator

Jean Swank

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reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2008/gems.html

reference URL

http://web.archive.org/web/20120806162701/http://www.orbital.com:80/SatellitesSpace/ScienceTechnology/GEMS/

Commons category

GEMS (space telescope)

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Identifiers

Freebase ID

/m/076v73q

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