For many, the sciences can often be thought of as a niche subject. For Kromek, we we're thrilled to work on this programme to inspire and educate the younger generation on the opportunities Science and Innovation can afford them.
The GR1 will be mounted in a CubeSat and put into orbit into a low earth polar orbit: north-south crosses over you twice a day. It is looking outward from the Earth to the Crab Nebula (the Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. The students will study the spectra from the gamma-rays and x-rays being emitted by the nebula. The science mission is one year long but it could be in orbit for up to three years. This is the third in a series of twelve CubeSats. Launch dates can move but the first is scheduled for April 2018, the second in autumn/fall 2018 and the third one likely to be between late 2019 and early 2021.