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Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

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The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder is a research institute specializing in designing, building, and operating spacecraft and spacecraft instruments. LASP's work encompasses various fields, including solar influences, Earth and planetary atmospheric processes, and space weather. They partner with organizations like NASA and are involved in missions like the Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (CLARREO) Pathfinder mission.

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Boulder, Colorado, United States
lasp.colorado.edu/
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DAPHNE’s science team is led by principal investigator Aimee Merkel of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder.

GovernanceGeneralValue 2.8Jun 25, 2026Studying Space Weather’s Reach Into Earth’s Atmosphere

Momentus Inc. secured a contract with the University of Colorado Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics for the upcoming OWLS mission.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jun 17, 2026Space Weather Forecasting: Momentus Secures Commercial Payload Contract for Vigoride-9 OSV

Shannon Curry is MAVEN’s principal investigator and a researcher at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder.

GovernanceValue 2.2Jun 3, 2026NASA ends MAVEN Mars mission after loss of signal

The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder developed and built Libera after NASA selected it as the first Earth Venture Continuity mission.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 4, 2026NASA Libera payload completes testing for future Earth energy tracking mission

Dan Baker, director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, leads the Colorado Space Policy Center.

GovernanceValue 2.6Nov 17, 2025Colorado Boulder advances research and education in space law and policy

The technology demonstration is managed by NASA Langley in partnership with the University of Colorado Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, the USGS, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Resonon Inc., Blue Canyon Technologies, and Quartus Engineering.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 23, 2025NASA Arcstone satellite and spectrometer begin active lunar calibration mission

The Lunar Compact Infrared Imaging System is managed by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

GovernanceValue 3.5Aug 29, 2024NASA contracts Intuitive Machines for Lunar South Pole research delivery

The University of Colorado’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) assembled, tested, and operates CUTE.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 12, 2023Cubesat offers template for future astronomy missions

HEX20 is collaborating with the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), National Central University Center for Astronautical Physics and Engineering (NCU CAPE), Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), and Skyroot Aerospace to launch the COSPAR satellite.

RelationshipsValue 4.2May 17, 2023The COSPAR satellite for advanced Earth science research enjoys collaboration from 5 countries

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, EO Vista, the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Raytheon Intelligence & Space, and Southwest Research Institute won $800,000 contracts to perform definition-phase studies of the coronagraph for the NOAA Space Weather Next Lagrange 1 mission.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.5May 3, 2023NASA awards contracts for NOAA coronagraph studies

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems delivered a spacecraft simulator to the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in support of the Total and Spectral solar Irradiance Sensor-2 program.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 2, 2023General Atomics delivers spacecraft simulator supporting NASA TSIS-2 program

Stephen Steg spent 18 years at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder where he was responsible for mechanical design and analysis for optical instruments and space mechanisms on NASA programs.

GovernanceValue 2.5Jun 9, 2021Blue Canyon Technologies’ New CEO

TSIS-2 will be equipped with the Total Irradiance Monitor and the Spectral Irradiance Monitor built by the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP).

CapabilityValue 4.3Aug 3, 2020NASA taps General Atomics to build solar irradiance satellite

Dan Baker, director of the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, supports PROSWIFT as a collaborative framework for the federal government to work with academic, international, and commercial space communities.

GovernanceGeneralValue 2.5Jan 9, 2020House panel approves space weather bill
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