Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS)
AVIRIS is a proven instrument in the realm of Earth Remote Sensing. It is a unique optical sensor that delivers calibrated images of the upwelling spectral radiance in 224 contiguous spectral channels (bands) with wavelengths from 400 to 2500 nanometers.

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, scheduled for launch in 2008, will study the Moon's radiation environment, map the lunar topography in high-resolution, scan for resources in the polar regions and map the composition of the lunar surface.

MATMOS
Profiles a broad range of atmospheric constituents down to the ppt level. Provides particle composition, size, & vertical temperature profiles. Based on ATMOS flown 4 times on Shuttle.

Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission is scheduled to land a rover to Mars in 2010, with the goal of assessing the past and present habitability of the area it explores on Mars.

Moon Minerology Mapper (M³) (Chandrayaan-1)
M³ is a state-of-the-art imaging spectrometer that will provide the first map of the entire lunar surface at high spatial and spectral resolution, revealing the minerals of which it is made.

Multiangle Spectropolarimetric Imager (MSPI)
Under development to provide high-accuracy 3-dimensional aerosol distribution and help assess aerosol impact on weather, storm formation, climate, and human health. (Instrument Incubator Program camera housing shown.)

Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) is a mission designed to make precise, time-dependent global measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) from an Earth orbiting satellite.

Planck
Planck is the first European mission to study the birth of the Universe. Expected launch date for Planck: 31st July 2008. Planck is a space-based telescope to study the cosmic microwave background.

Technology
Technology development encompasses many subject areas, with the overall goal being to demonstrate new designs and capabilities for instruments of the future.

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