By Research Support Instruments (RSI)
The Deep Space Program Science Experiment (DSPSE) mission, more widely known as Clementine, was designed to test lightweight miniature sensors and advanced spacecraft components by exposing them, over a long period of time, to the difficult environment of outer space. In addition to testing the various sensors, Clementine was given the complex task of completely mapping the moon in multiple spectral bands. Clementine launched on a Titan IIG expendable launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in January 1994. RSI had many roles in the Clementine program including scientific mission feasibility analysis, surveying and recommending available hardware for the science payload, interface with NASA Science Team, interface with LLNL sensor providers, characterization and calibration of the star camera system, payload cameras, and laser ranger, integration and test of the science payload onto the spacecraft, launch site support, ground station support including post-launch sensor checkout and operations, and post-launch data analysis.
