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