Ball Aerospace's STPSat-3 to Fly Solar TIM Instrument for NOAA

BOULDER, Colo., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. will integrate the Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM), to fly aboard the STPSat-3 spacecraft built for the US Air Force (USAF). A cooperative agreement between NASA, NOAA and the USAF will allow the TIM instrument to catch a ride on STPSat-3 to be launched in 2013. Continue reading