Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions
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Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions are a class of NASA space science missions within the Explorer program that conduct focused, competitively selected astrophysics, heliophysics, and Earth science investigations under moderate cost and complexity constraints.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Explorer Program mission class
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NASA space mission class ⓘ |
| administeredBy | NASA Science Mission Directorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Small Explorer missions
NERFINISHED
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University Explorer missions ⓘ |
| costClass | moderate cost ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designConstraint | moderate complexity ⓘ |
| field |
Earth science
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astrophysics ⓘ heliophysics ⓘ space science ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingDocument | NASA Explorer Program policies and AO guidelines ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Principal Investigator–led
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cost‑capped ⓘ schedule‑constrained ⓘ |
| includesMission |
Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere
NERFINISHED
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Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ Imaging X‑ray Polarimetry Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array NERFINISHED ⓘ Swift Gamma‑Ray Burst Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms NERFINISHED ⓘ Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ Wide‑field Infrared Survey Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ Wide‑field Infrared Survey Explorer NEOWISE mission phase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchProvider | various commercial and government launch vehicles ⓘ |
| missionType |
science mission
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uncrewed space mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Explorer Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programGoal |
conduct focused space science investigations
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enable PI‑led missions within cost caps ⓘ provide frequent flight opportunities for space science ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
Earth observation
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astrophysics ⓘ heliophysics ⓘ |
| scienceOutput |
Earth atmosphere and ionosphere data
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astronomical observations ⓘ solar and heliospheric measurements ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
Announcement of Opportunity process
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peer‑reviewed competitive selection ⓘ |
| typicalOrbit | Earth orbit ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.