The Open University (OU) is a UK-based distance learning and research university that actively participates in space science and exploration. The OU's Department of Physical Sciences conducts space research, supported by specialist facilities, with a particular interest in planetary research and astrobiology. They are involved in the development and exploitation of international space projects, receiving funding from agencies like NASA and the UK Space Agency (UKSA), notably leading ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
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Beagle 2 was conceived by Professor Colin Pillinger of the Open University in collaboration with the University of Leicester and a network of British industrial and academic partners.
Teledyne e2v worked with the Open University’s Centre for Electronic Imaging to improve the detectors’ resistance to space radiation.
The Soft X-ray Imager's charge-coupled devices are procured from e2v by the European Space Agency and calibrated by The Open University.
The University of Leicester developed and built Smile’s X-ray camera in the United Kingdom in collaboration with Mullard Space Science Laboratory, the Open University, and other European institutions.
The Soft X-ray Imager’s charge-coupled devices are procured from e2v by the European Space Agency and calibrated by The Open University.
The UK Space Agency contributed the Soft X-ray Imager for SMILE, which was developed by the University of Leicester and The Open University.
The long-term detector testing and characterization program for CASTOR is a collaboration between NRC, JPL, Teledyne-e2v, Open University, CSA, the University of Calgary, and the University of Manitoba.
The Open University in the UK received Chang’e 5 lunar samples for scientific analysis.
The University of Hertfordshire received £100,000 to increase the dynamic range of CMOS imaging sensors for astronomy in collaboration with XCAM and the Open University.
XCAM Ltd. will support a separate IBF project led by the Open University to develop a Mars imager concept using the CIS125 detector manufactured by Teledyne e2v.
The funded IBF Phase 1 project is led by the Open University and involves the Indian Space Research Organisation to support development of X-ray instrumentation for the DISHA mission.