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Explorers and Heliophysics Projects Division (EHPD)

The Explorers and Heliophysics Projects Division (EHPD) consists of three programs: Explorers, Living With a Star (LWS), and Solar Terrestrial Probes (STP). The Explorers Program is an uncoupled Program which provides frequent flight opportunities for world-class scientific investigations from space within NASA Heliophysics and Astrophysics Space Science goals. Explorers projects are typically implemented in the Principal Investigator (PI) mode. The LWS Program is a loosely coupled Program which provides missions to improve our understanding of how and why the Sun varies, how the Earth and Solar System respond, and how the variability and response affects humanity in Space and on Earth. The STP Program is an uncoupled Program which provides missions to understand the fundamental physics processes from the Sun to Earth, to outer planets, and beyond to the interstellar medium.

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Organization

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Organization charts for the Explorers & Heliophysics Projects Division

Updated 03.16.15
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The Explorers and Heliophysics Projects Division mission to support Heliophysics, Physics and Astronomy

Missions Status

Explorers Missions

  • GOLD
    Launch Date: 3rd Quarter 2017
    Phase D: System Assembly, Test, & Launch
  • ICON
    Launch Date: June 2017
    Phase D: System Assembly, Test, & Launch
  • NICER
    Launch Date: February 2017
    Phase D: System Assembly, Test, & Launch
  • TESS
    Launch Date: December 2017
    Phase C: Final Design & Fabrication
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Living With a Star Missions

Solar Terrestrial Probes Mission

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Explorers Missions


IRIS — Operating
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NuSTAR — Operating
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TESS — Development
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WISE — Operating
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Connect with LWS
Missions


SDO — Operating
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Van Allen Probes — Operating
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Connect with STP
Missions


HINODE — Operating
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MMS — Operating
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