# Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS)

A 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/submillimeter-wave-astronomy-satellite-swas/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/submillimeter-wave-astronomy-satellite-(swas)/Submillimeter%20Wave%20Astronomy%20Satellite%20(SWAS).glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/submillimeter-wave-astronomy-satellite-(swas)/Submillimeter%20Wave%20Astronomy%20Satellite%20(SWAS).glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

SWAS was a NASA Small Explorer (SMEX) mission with a goal of gaining a greater understanding of star formation by determining the composition of interstellar clouds and establishing the means by which these clouds cool as they collapse to form stars and planets.