Institutet för rymdfysik
The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), or Institutet för rymdfysik, is a Swedish government agency dedicated to space research and related activities. As a research institute, IRF carries out basic research, education, and observatory activities in space physics, space technology, and atmospheric physics. IRF develops instruments for various space missions, including collaborations with ESA and JAXA, and has instruments orbiting bodies like Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter. They partner with organizations like Luleå University of Technology and OHB Sweden to foster innovation in space exploration.
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The original NILS instrument was built by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics.
The University of Bern supplied ion optical components to the Energetic Neutrals Analyzer (ENA), an imaging plasma instrument led by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics.
The Swedish Space Corporation designed the payload and launched the BROR rocket for scientists at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics.
The Chang’e-4 rover also carries a Visible and Near-Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (VNIS) and an Advanced Small Analyzer for Neutrals (ASAN) developed by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna.