Technical Digest

STEREO—The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory
Volume 28, Number 2 (2009)

The two Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft depicted on the front cover were engineered, built, and operated by APL to perform 3D solar observations. See the insert and 3D glasses at the back of this issue to view one of the 3D images of the Sun created from STEREO’s observations. In addition to exploring the STEREO mission, this issue of the Technical Digest commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Space Department at APL, further described on the inside back cover.

STEREO—The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory: Guest Editors’ Introduction Andrew S. Driesman and Ronald A. Denissen

STEREO: Science and Mission Overview Michael L. Kaiser

STEREO Trajectory and Maneuver Design David W. Dunham, José J. Guzmán, and Peter J. Sharer

STEREO Mission Operations John E. Eichstedt, Daniel A. Ossing, George Chiu, Paul N. Boie, Timothy O. Krueger, Alan S. Faber,Timothy A. Coulter, Owen E. Dudley, and David A. Myers

STEREO Guidance and Control System On-Orbit Pointing Performance John W. Hunt Jr. and J. Courtney Ray

STEREO Fault Protection Challenges and Lessons Learned George J. Cancro and Michael D. Trela

Mechanical Verification of the STEREO Observatories Teresa M. Betenbaugh and Jennifer R. Tanzman

The Challenges of Integrating the Two STEREO Spacecraft Annette M. Dolbow and Elliot H. Rodberg

STEREO Spacecraft Mechanical Design, Integration, and Testing Stuart W. Hill, Teresa M. Betenbaugh, and Weilun Cheng

MISCELLANEA APL Achievement Awards and Prizes L. L. Maier-Tyler