NASA's Battery-operated Independent Radiation Detector (IMAGE)

University of Houston

NASA's Battery-operated Independent Radiation Detector

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The Battery-operated Independent Radiation Detector (BIRD) flight unit scheduled to fly on the first flight test of the Orion module. Inside the BIRD flight unit are two identical Timepix detectors, each with their own battery pack.

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