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U.S.A. 



EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET EXPLORER (EUVE) 



Jet Propulsion Laboratory 



NASA 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Space: physics and astronomy 



Description of Facility/Instrument : This low-Earth orbiting satellite 

 Is planned for surveying the sky for ultraviolet sources. 



Date of Construction ; Late 1988, projected launch 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $140 million 



Present International Cooperation 



N3tlonallty(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. 



EUROPE 



COS-B 



E.S.A., Center for Nuclear Studies (France), and the Max Planck Insti- 

 tute for Extraterrestrial Physics (Federal Republic of Germany) 

 European Space Agency (E.S.A.) 



"Big Science" Descriptor ; Space; physics and astronomy 



Description of Facility/Instrument : This satellite Is a remotely con- 

 trolled astronomical observatory for the study of radiation 

 emitted from known and assumed sources of gamma-rays. It Is 

 still operational. 



Date of Construction : August 1975 (launch) 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : 



Present International Cooperation 



Natlonallty(s) of Ownership ; E.S.A. , France, Italy, and the 



Federal Republic of Germany 

 Natlonallty(s) of Operational Funding : E.S.A., France, Italy, 



and the Federal Republic of Germany 

 Natlonallty(s) of Management Staff : E.S.A., France, Italy, and 



the Federal Republic of Germany 

 Natlonallty(s) of Researchers : E.S.A., France, Italy, and the 



Federal Republic of Germany 



