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eROSITA Status. Programmatics Approved and funded since April 2007 SRR in October 2007 PDR in January 2008 Mirror System (Qualification Model) MMR in May 2007 first shell next week at PANTER first mandrel (#27) July, shell early August 2007
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eROSITA Status • Programmatics • Approved and funded since April 2007 • SRR in October 2007 • PDR in January 2008 • Mirror System (Qualification Model) • MMR in May 2007 • first shell next week at PANTER • first mandrel (#27) July, shell early August 2007 • second mandrel (#1) August, shell late August 2007 • DM (=QM) November at MPE for environmental and X-ray tests • Cooling System • Extensive calculations made (orbit etc.) • Laboratory tests of system ongoing • Heatpipes to be delivered early August • Camera • CCD fabrication almost finished • Mechanical concept made, detailed design ongoing • Electronics • breadboard working (TRoPIC at PANTER) • Design of EM/FM under way, some components (LLI) already ordered • Telescope Structure • waiting for input from LA (partly)
eROSITA Status • 5 electronics engineers • Müller, Kink, Bornemann, Hälker, Herrmann • 5 mechanical engineers • Huber, Rohé, Tiedemann, Schreib, Mican • 3 technicians in workshop • Huber, Eibl, Sandmeier • 3 project office • Eder (se), Bräuninger (pa), Predehl (pm) • physicists • e.g., Pfeffermann, Meidinger (camera), Fürmetz (cooling), Friedrich (mirror), Freyberg, Burkert, Hartner, Dennerl, Briel, Brunner (calibration & software) • Semiconductor laboratory