The Engineering of LISA Pathfinder – the quietest Laboratory ever flown in Space
C. Trenkel, Dave Wealthy, Neil Dunbar, Carl Warren, Alexander Schleicher, Tobias Ziegler, Nico Brandt, Rüdiger Gerndt · Journal of Physics Conference Series · 2017
We review the engineering approach adopted to ensure the required gravitational, magnetic, thermal and residual acceleration stability on-board LISA Pathfinder, and present the in-flight results that have been achieved. Arguably, this stability makes LISA Pathfinder the quietest laboratory ever flown in space. The implications for LISA are also discussed.