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NASA JPL Contract Signed by Exail

Will Provide GRACE-C Mission With Space-grade Optical Components

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Tom Patton
Apr 01, 2024
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A $1.19 million NASA JPL contract has been awarded to Exail to provide space-grade (TRL9) LiNbO3 phase modulators for the laser ranging interferometer of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Continuity (GRACE-C) mission. GRACE-C is led by NASA in partnership with the German Space Agency at German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und …

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