We essentially developed the detectors for Mars 96 on a shoestring budget. The detectors are based on the ones developed for NASA's Mars Observer, but we redesigned them and improved them, we believe. Development of the detectors was funded through NASA and Los Alamos' Nonproliferation and International Security Division. Other Los Alamos personnel involved in developing the detectors include John Valencia, Jerry Longmire, Nancy Baca, Amelia Roybal and Margaret Rivera. Bob Reedy, a solar system researcher, and Ed Fenimore, who studies gamma ray bursters, also provided input on the design of the detectors and will be among those interested in the data returned.
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