The Challenge of Space MS

• Light weight: ~kg, lab=10-100 kg

• Small size: ~liter, lab=10-100 L

• Low power: ~Watt, lab = 100-1000 W

• Mechanically robust: 10g @ 100Hz, lab!!

• Ultraviolet rejection: 108 UV/s, lab < 1/s

• Radiation hard: 10-100 kRad, lab < 1 kRad

• Autonomous operation: MTBF years, lab!!!