Major Milestones
| Date | Milestone |
|---|
| 2000 February 10 |
ASTRO-E failed to achieve orbit
(read an account of time periods leading
up to this launch) |
| 2000 February 17 |
Joule SMEX proposal submitted to NASA to recover the science
|
| 2000 September |
Joule selected for Phase A study |
| 2000 October |
Started seeking approval for participation in Astro-E2,
rather than to proceed with the stand-alone Joule mission |
| 2000 December |
Astro-E2 recovery mission approved in Japan |
| 2001 April |
Official start of the Astro-E2 project in Japan |
| 2001 July 19 |
NASA participation in Astro-E2 approved!
(read the press release) |
| 2001 December 11-12 |
1st Astro-E2 Science Working Group Meeting |
| 2003 March |
1st XRT shipped to Japan
|
| 2003 July |
Start of 1st Integration Test at ISAS |
| 2004 March |
XRS He insert shipped to Japan |
| 2004 April |
Last XRT shipped to Japan |
| 2004 April-August |
He insert integrated with rest of XRS and tested |
| 2004 September |
XRS integrated with the spacecraft |
| 2004 November |
Launch delay announced
(read the article about the
delay) |
| 2005 May |
Spacecraft shipped to Uchinoura |
| 2005 June-July |
Launch preparations at
Uchinoura |
| 2005 July 10 |
Successful Launch!
Mission renamed Suzaku |
