The PCOS Program evaluated technologies under development for the LISA and IXO projects to assess their strategic applicability to the PCOS Program given the termination of those projects. The technologies selected for funding in FY12 were evaluated based on the following criteria: (1) Technology must either have a clear connection to a possible United States contribution to the European Space Agency L-class missions or be a key enabling technology for a possible US-led mission, or both; (2) Work planned for FY12 is reasonable and significant, and the end product for the development year is clearly defined; (3) Proposed budget is adequate and required. The table below provides information for the technologies approved for development in FY 12.
| Proposed Work | PI | Institution |
| X-ray Mission Mirrors: Develop glass mirror segment fabrication and mounting techniques toward demonstration of TRL 5 | W. Zhang | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| X-ray Mission Micro-calorimeter: Develop 32 x 32 arrays that incorporate ATHENA "pitch" and 3 X 16 readout for demonstration of TRL 5 | C. Kilbourne | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Gravitational Wave Mission Telescope: Establish telescope design that meets pathlength stability and wavefront error requirements for NGO; Demonstrate optical and scattered light performance for telescope. | J. Livas | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Gravitational Wave Mission Phasemeter: Design and demonstrate modifications to phasemeter that support relaxation of LISA's requirements on laser noise, orbital parameters, and received optical power; Assemble and test analog signal chain pre-amp board | W. Klipstein | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
JAXA, NASA XRISM Mission Ready for Liftoff
XRISM launched successfully on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, at 7:42 p.m. EDT (Thursday, Sept. 7, 8:42 a.m. in Japan). The spacecraft separated from the rocket at 7:56 p.m. EDT.Read more.
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