X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)
Launch Date:
September 2023
WEBSITE:
The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is a JAXA/NASA collaborative mission, with ESA participation. Equipped with an X-ray micro-calorimeter and X-ray CCD camera, identical to those on Hitomi, specializing in soft X-ray imaging spectroscopy. XRISM's aim is to develop the world of high resolution X-ray spectroscopy.
![Artist's conception of XRISM spacecraft](/images/mission_thumbs/Screen Shot 2020-06-05 at 2.04.00 PM.png)