MASER 12
The first MASER rocket was launched in March 1987. It is a complete, cost-effective concept for short duration microgravity research with international user participation. An experienced project team runs MASER and offers experiment modules, subsystems and frequent flight opportunities.
Interview with Christer Fuglesang at Rymdkanalen (in Swedish)
General information
| Launch site | Esrange Space Center |
| Launch date | First hot count down 13 February 2012 |
| Customer | ESA |
| Prime contractor | SSC |
Technical information
| Rocket type | VSB 30 rocket |
| Nominal diameter | 17 inches |
| Mass | 390 kg |
| Apogee | 250 km |
| Microgravity | >6 min |
Experiment modules
| Module | Experimenter |
| Biomics-2 | Prime contractor: SSC Sub contractor: Lambda-X PI: Podgorski et al. |
| XRMON-GF | Prime contractor: SSC PI: Nguyen-Thi et al. |
| SOURCE-2 | Prime contractor: SSC Sub contractor: DTM Technologies PI: Colin et al. |
| BIM-2 STIM | Prime contractor: SSC Sub contractor: CCM and Dutch Space PI: Peppelenbosch et al. |
| MASM (MASER service module) | Developed by: SSC and DLR Sub contractor: Techno System |
| Recovery System | Developed by: DLR and Kayser-Threde |
