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U.S.A. 



SOLAR MAXIMUM MISSION 

 Goddard Space Flight Center 

 NASA 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Space: physics and astronomy 



Description of Facility/Instrument ; This mission studies the Sun. To 

 date, It has studied 1500 solar flare-ups and flare-related pheno- 

 mena. This satellite was retrieved by astronauts and repaired 

 for continued use. 



Date of Construction ; February lA, 1980 (launch) 



Construction Cost : 198A $$ : $90 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Natlonallty(s) of Ownership : U.S. 

 Natlonallty(s) of Operational Funding : U.S. 

 Natlonallty(s) of Management Staff : U.S. 

 Natlonallty(s) of Researchers : U.S. 



This mission Included U.K. x-ray Instrumentation. 



