UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley Space Science Lab (SSL) designs, builds, integrates, tests, and operates complete spacecraft and science instruments in-house. They also handle entire space missions from start-to-finish, including instrument design and fabrication, integration and test, launch support, mission and science operations, ground station operations, and data processing and analysis. SSL develops instrumentation for the study of the Sun, interplanetary medium, planets, Earth, and for various astronomies including optical, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma-ray, radio, and infrared, as well as for cosmic microwave background measurement. They have participated in over 100 NASA space science missions, including Apollo 15 & 16, SkyLab, Hubble, COBE, IMAGE, RHESSI, NuSTAR, ICON, PSP, Mars, and Explorer programs, and international space missions. They have built instruments for over 100 satellites, flown more than 150 balloons, and built and flown over two dozen rockets. SSL is headquartered in Berkeley, CA, and was founded in 1959. Their customers include NASA and other government, commercial, and private entities for collaborations and funding.