The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer at Kennedy Space Center. Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer - 02 (AMS-02) Overview | Description | Applications | Operations | Results | Publications | ImageryISS Science for Everyone Science Objectives for Everyone Stars, planets and the molecules that make them are only about five percent of the total mass in the universe — the rest is either dark matter or dark energy, but no one has ever seen this material or been able to study it.
AMS 02 Homepage. Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer - Project Page. Johnson Space Center is home to the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) Project Office.
The AMS-02 experiment is a state-of-the-art particle physics detector that is constructed, tested and operated by an international team composed of 56 institutes from 16 countries and organized under United States Department of Energy (DOE) sponsorship. The JSC AMS project office oversaw the overall payload integration activities and ensured that the payload is safe and ready for launch on the Space Shuttle and and continues to be safe since its deployment onto the ISS. The AMS Experiment uses the unique environment of space to advance knowledge of the universe and lead to the understanding of the universe’s origin.
AMS was launched on Space Shuttle Endeavour on May 16, 2011.