NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes Have UNH Components

IN THE PREDAWN HOURS of August 24, after more than a dozen years from concept to creation, the twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) will rocket into the harsh environment of Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts to probe their inner workings as never before. On board both spacecraft will be numerous scientific hardware and software components with a UNH Space Science Center (SSC) stamp on them.