SKKU researchers develop space experiment equipment, go to International Space Station
- 자연과학대학
- Hit2825
- 2017-09-15
A large space experiment device made by Korean researchers is loaded into the space on a rocket.
Sungkyunkwan University announced that a silicon charge detector (SCD) produced by Park Il-heung, a professor of Department of Physics, will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Kennedy Space Center in the United States at 1:31 pm (local time).
The spacecraft will head to space on Space X's rocket 'Dragon'. It will be installed in an external module of the space station and will perform space missions for at least three years.
Silicon charge detector is a device for precisely measuring the components of 'cosmic rays', particles that fall from space to Earth.
It is made using semiconductor sensor technology. The ship was first discovered in 1912, but its origins and propagation processes have not been identified for more than 100 years. NASA is conducting a space experiment called 'ISSCREAM' to measure high-energy spacecraft. Korea, the United States, France and Mexico are participating in the experiment.
According to Sungkyunkwan University, this silicon charge detector plays a key role in ISSCREAM. It is made of pure domestic technology and has an area of 1 ㎡ and a weight of 150 ㎏, which is the maximum size used in space.
Four layers of silicon sensors measure the cosmic ray components (accuracy 99%).
This detector was developed by Sungkyunkwan University in cooperation with Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute and small and medium enterprises. The whole process was conducted in Korea.
Professor Park said, "This is the first time to install cutting-edge equipment from Korea for the space experiment of the International Space Station." This is a case in which the equipment takes charge of main-mount equipment of NASA's main space project and participates in practical, core, and companion status."