Robert Carvalho - Pursuing the Mysteries of the Sun: The IRIS Mission

NASA Ames Research Center Director's Colloquium, June 19, 2014, Moffett Field, California. A flight controller from the IRIS mission will present his experiences from the development phase through the first year of flight. This will begin with a discussion of the unique nature of IRIS’s mission and science, and how it fits into NASA's fleet of solar observatories.

Next will be a discussion of the critical roles Ames contributed in the mission including spacecraft and flight software development, ground system development, and training for launch. This will be followed by experiences from launch, early operations, ongoing operations, and unusual operations experiences. The presentation will close with IRIS science imagery and questions.

The NASA Ames Director's Colloquium Summer Series was presented by the Office of the Chief Scientist as part of the Center's 75th anniversary celebration.