1966<\/b> Henry I. Smith receives Ph.D. in physics from Boston College.<\/p>\n
1968-80<\/b> Smith pioneers submicron structures technology at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
1971<\/b> Claude R. Canizares receives Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University and starts work at MIT as a postdoc working for Prof. George W. Clark (Physics).<\/p>\n
1974<\/b> Canizares joins MIT faculty as Professor of Physics.<\/p>\n
1974-1978<\/b> Schattenburg attends the University of Hawaii, working in the Soft X-ray and Electron Spectroscopy Laboratory<\/i> of Prof. Burton L. Henke (Physics).<\/p>\n
1977<\/b> Smith is appointed Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT and founds the Submicron Structures Laboratory<\/i> (SSL) in MIT Building 13.<\/p>\n
1978<\/b> Schattenburg begins work at MIT as graduate student at the Center for Space Research <\/i>(CSR), working for Canizares on the Einstein Observatory<\/i> x-ray telescope.<\/p>\n
1981<\/b> Canizares and Smith initiate collaboration and Schattenburg begins work on nanofabricated x-ray transmission grating technology.<\/p>\n
1984<\/b> Canizares writes proposal to NASA and MIT wins contract for the Chandra<\/i> High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer (HETGS).<\/p>\n
1984<\/b> Schattenburg receives Ph.D. in Physics.<\/p>\n
1985<\/b> The Microsystems Technology Laboratories <\/i>(MTL) is constructed in Building 39 and SSL moves into new cleanroom space. The SSL is later re-named the NanoStructures Laboratory<\/i> (NSL).<\/p>\n
1989-90<\/b> MIT selects x-ray lithography<\/i> as preferred method to fabricate gratings for Chandra<\/i>.<\/p>\n
1992\/May<\/b> MIT orders x-ray lithography system from Hampshire Instruments, Inc., for $3.1M.<\/p>\n
1993\/May<\/b> Hampshire declares bankruptcy. MIT loses $2.0M.<\/p>\n
1993\/Jun<\/b> MIT proposes interference lithography process to fabricate gratings. NASA approves process and funds for new laboratory.<\/p>\n
1993\/Jul<\/b> With NASA and MIT funds, the CSR plans and begins construction of the Space Nanotechnology Laboratory<\/i> (SNL) in Building 37. Canizares, Smith, and Prof. Rafael Reif (Electrical Engineering), who was then director of the MTL, provide significant institutional support. Mr. Robert Fleming heads the design and construction effort of the new lab.<\/p>\n
1994\/Jun<\/b> Construction of SNL completed.<\/p>\n
1994\/Oct<\/b> Installation and test of equipment in SNL completed.<\/p>\n
1995\/Feb<\/b> Chandra<\/i> HETGS Critical Design Review passed.<\/p>\n
1995-1996<\/b> HETG flight gratings fabricated.<\/p>\n
1995<\/b> SOHO is launched with SNL-fabricated transmission grating on board<\/p>\n
1995<\/b> Research on reflection gratings for Constellation X mission initiated.<\/p>\n
1996\/Sep<\/b> HETGS delivered to NASA.<\/p>\n
1997<\/b> Research to develop Nanoruler tool is initiated with NASA support.<\/p>\n
1998<\/b> Five-year grant from DARPA secured to develop Nanoruler into nanometrology tool.<\/p>\n
1999<\/b> Chandra<\/i> launched with a large number of SNL-fabricated gratings.<\/p>\n
1997-2000<\/b> SNL fabricated gratings for the IMAGE, GOES and TWINS missions.<\/p>\n
2000<\/b> IMAGE is launched with SNL-fabricated transmission grating nano-filters on board.<\/p>\n
2001<\/b> Research on variable-period Nanoruler is initiated.<\/p>\n
2003<\/b> Nanoruler tool completed and tested. Drs. Konkola and Chen complete Ph.D.<\/p>\n
2005<\/b> Heilmann and Schattenburg develop CAT grating design.<\/p>\n
2006<\/b> Ahn demonstrates feasibility of CAT grating fabrication.<\/p>\n
2007<\/b> First successful x-ray tests of CAT grating prototypes.<\/p>\n
2010<\/b> Long-time lab manager Robert Fleming retires.<\/p>\n
Launch Dates of NASA Missions with SNL-Fabricated Hardware.<\/b><\/p>\n
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\nChandra, July 23, 1999
\nIMAGE, March 25, 2000
\nGOES series GOES N, 12\/2004; GOES O, 4\/2007; GOES P, 10\/2008; GOES R, 4\/2012
\nTWINS series TWINS A, 5\/2004; TWINS B, 5\/2006
\nSDO, February 11, 2010
\nMaGIXS, July 30, 2021
\nMaGIXS-2, July 16, 2024
\nHi-C Flare, April 17, 2024
\nSee here <\/a> for more information on flights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"