Micro-X Sounding Rocket: Transitioning from First Flight to a Dark Matter Configuration

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The Micro-X sounding rocket flew for the first time on July 22, 2018, becoming the first program to fly Transition-Edge Sensors and multiplexing SQUID readout electronics in space.

• While a rocket pointing failure led to no time on-target, the success of the flight systems was demonstrated.
• The successful flight operation of the instrument puts the program in a position to modify the payload for indirect galactic dark matter searches.
• The payload modifications are motivated by the science requirements of this observation.