PoGO Timeline
as of March 29, 2005
Timeline
Summer, 2002: Group formation and prototyping began
Feb. 20, 2003: Kick-off meeting
Apr. 18, 2003: Application to a Research Opportunities in Space
Science program (NASA)
July 7-8, 03: First short beam test at Spring 8
Fall, 2003: Selected by NASA as a Research Opportunities in Space
Science program
Nov. 12-18, 03: Beam test of a prototype (a system of 7 unit) at
Advanced Photon Source (ANL)
Apr. 2004: Selected by Monkasho (Japan) as a Grant-in-Aid project.
Sept. 2004: Application for fund submitted in Sweden.
Dec. 2004: Beam test of a proto-flight unit at Photon Factory (KEK)
Jan. 2005: Application for JAXA R/D fund
for future small satellite projects (Japan)
Jan. 2005: Application for KIPAC R/D
seed fund for future programs (KIPAC)
Fall 2005: Beam test of a second
prototype at Advanced Photon Source (ANL)
Summer 2007: The flight instrument (the
217 unit configuration) complete