爱荷华州开设新的航天实验室,用于测试卫星仪器. Iowa opens new spaceflight lab to test satellite instruments.

爱荷华大学在范艾伦大厅七楼开设了一个新的航天实验室. The University of Iowa has opened a new spaceflight laboratory on the seventh floor of Van Allen Hall. 通过790万美元的资金支持, 该设施允许研究人员从概念到内部交付测试卫星仪器. Backed by $7.9 million in funding, the facility allows researchers to test satellite instruments from concept to delivery in-house. 支持目前正在进行的TRACERS任务,并为学生提供构建和测试硬件的实践经验. It supports the ongoing TRACERS mission and offers students hands-on experience in building and testing hardware.