HEASARC Overview
- Established in Nov 1990
- First wavelength specific ìactiveî archive
- Partnership between GSFC and SAO (since 1999)
- Contains data from 23 missions
- All data in FITS format, along with associated software and calibrations
- Provides the necessary scientific and technical expertise for the use and interpretation of the data
- Develop/maintain multi-mission analysis/support tools such as XSPEC, PIMMS, and Proposal Submission
- Online access to all data, catalogs of observations and sources and browse data products
- Defines and coordinates data, software, and media standards