Facilities

Space Physics Research Laboratory Facilities

  • Gross physical plant 63,000 sq. ft.
  • Computer-aided design and engineering tools
  • Electronics assembly clean room - class 10,000
  • Electronics test equipment
  • Microprocessor development equipment
  • Screen room for EMI/EMC testing
  • Drafting and mechanical design facilities
  • Instrument/machine shop facilities
  • Optical test laboratories
  • Optics coating laboratory
  • Dye laser calibration laboratory
  • Thermal Test Chambers
  • Computer graphics facilities
  • Remote observatory sites:
    Stinchfield Woods, Michigan
    Antofagusta, Chile
    Resolute Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada
    Thule Air Base, Greenland
    Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
    Sondestrom, Greenland
    Magnetometer Array on the Greenland Ice Cap
  • Clean assembly areas:
    horizontal flow class 100 clean tunnel
    laminar flow assembly benches
    30' x 22' class1,000 high bay clean room
  • SPRL computer network:
    180 Macintosh and PC computers
    40 VMS and UNIX workstations
    data center comprising VAX 6420 (l);
    VAX8600 (l); Gateway to extensive
  • College of Engineering (CAEN) and University of Michigan computing resources