Building and Supporting Planetary Science Instruments for Mars and the Moon
eINFORMe provides specialized aerospace engineering services supporting NASA and planetary science missions with deep instrument engineering and operations experience. For more than a decade, the practice has supported instruments operating on Mars and the Moon, contributing across the mission lifecycle from development, testing, and integration through long-term flight operations. Key areas of specialization include instrument engineering, environmental testing, flight operations support, and scientific data analysis for planetary and lunar exploration missions.
Providing complete lifecycle engineering for complex science instruments from development and design to hardware integration and testing.
Managing requirements, conducting verification, and supporting physical hardware integration.
Performing thermal analysis, design, and environmental control for spacecraft instruments.
Integrating mechanical and electrical designs to support robust instrument structures.
Fabricating hand-built flight harnesses, conducting hi-pot testing, and performing safe-to-mate checks.
Guiding component selection, board layout, integration, and environmental testing.
Conducting environmental testing and system verification to prepare hardware for flight.
Verifying system readiness through flight environmental simulation and testing.
Supporting planetary science missions through telemetry analysis, operations, and performance trending.
Analyzing housekeeping data, tracking consumables, and resolving operational anomalies.
Developing flight command sequences and providing real-time operations support.
Monitoring downlinked telemetry and flight data for scientific and engineering analysis.
Tracking instrument health and performance trends over multi-year space operations.
Aerospace · Space
Mars · Space · Client: NASA
Supporting the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument throughout its full lifecycle. Scope includes development, ground testing, launch, landing, and over 12 years of operations on Mars. Contributions cover instrument performance monitoring, flight software maintenance, command sequence development, and long-term data analysis.
Space · Client: NASA
Providing long-term engineering and operations support for the Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer (NGIMS) instrument on the MAVEN orbiter, including instrument performance monitoring, flight software updates, and scientific data analysis.
Space · Client: NASA
Supported the Neutral Mass Spectrometer (NMS) on the LADEE orbiter, providing engineering and operations support for lunar exosphere science measurements.
Space · Client: NASA
Providing engineering support for the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) instrument on the ESA ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover during its development and testing phase.