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U.S.A. 



UPPER ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH SATELLITE (UARS) 



Goddard Space Flight Center 



NASA 



"Big Science" Descriptor ; Space: earth science 



Description of Facility/Instrument : The UARS mission will provide 

 the first Integrated global measure of ozone concentration; 

 chemical species that affect the ozone; energy inputs; temperature 

 readings; and measurement of the stratosphere and mesosphere. 



Date of Construction : 1989, projected launch 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $707 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Natlonallty(s) of Ownership : U.S. 

 Natlonality(8) of Operational Funding : U.S. 

 NationalityCs) of Management Staff : U.S. 

 Nationallty(s) of Researchers : U.S. 



Potential for Future International Cooperation: Unknown at this time. 



