Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
WMAP Institutions
The flight hardware and software are produced in a partnership between the Goddard Space Flight Center and Princeton University, under the scientific supervision of a team whose institutions also include Johns Hopkins University, UCLA, U. Chicago, UBC, and Brown. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Charles L. Bennett of JHU.
 Goddard |
 Princeton |
 UCLA |
 Johns Hopkins |
 Chicago |
 UBC |
 Brown |
| Member | Institution |
|---|---|
| Charles L. Bennett (PI) | Johns Hopkins University |
| Mark Halpern | University of British Columbia |
| Gary Hinshaw | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Norman Jarosik | Princeton University |
| Al Kogut | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Michele Limon | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/SSAI |
| Stephan Meyer | University of Chicago |
| Lyman Page | Princeton University |
| David N. Spergel | Princeton University |
| Greg Tucker | Brown University |
| David Wilkinson | Princeton University |
| Ed Wollack | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Edward L. (Ned) Wright | University of California- Los Angeles |
| Rachel Bean | Cornell University |
| Olivier Dore | University of Toronto |
| Michael Nolta | University of Toronto |
| Eiichiro Komatsu | Univ. of Texas, Austin |
| Hiranya Peiris | University of Chicago |
| Licia Verde | Univ. of Pennsylvania |
| Chris Barnes | Princeton University |
| Michael Greason | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Robert Hill | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Alan Kogut | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Michele Limon | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Nils Odegard | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Greg Tucker | Brown University |
| Janet Weiland | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Item | Source |
|---|---|
| Launch Vehicle | |
| Med-Lite Delta II 7425-10 | Boeing |
| Instrument | |
| High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) amplifiers | NRAO |
| Microwave feeds | Princeton |
| Microwave differencing assemblies | Princeton |
| Instrument electronics boxes | Goddard/ Litton |
| Optical assembly with thermal radiator | Programmed Composites Inc. |
| Structural/thermal system | |
| Instrument support/thermal structure | Goddard |
| Spacecraft support/thermal structure | Goddard |
| Gamma-alumina instrument support cylinder | Structural Composites Industries |
| Attitude system | |
| Optical star tracker | Lockheed Martin |
| Type E reaction wheels | Ithaco Inc. |
| Gyro | Kearfott Inc. |
| Coarse and digital Sun sensors | Adcole Aerospace |
| Attitude control electronics | Goddard/ Litton |
| Power system | |
| Battery | Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. |
| Solar panels | Tecstar Inc. |
| Power system electronics | Goddard/ Litton |
| Data system | |
| Command & Data Handling | Goddard |
| Flight software | Goddard |
| Data processing software | Goddard/ Princeton / UCLA/ Chicago |
