The Mission Information and Planning System (MIPS) is an on-line information retrieval system (on a VAX computer, see address header) devised for ROSAT guest observers. MIPS contains software tools to:
- calculate target viewing windows, to precess coordinates, estimate source count rates, ... - mission, proposal, and investigator information - bulletin board for ROSAT news and events - proposal generation and submission software - downloading archival data via ARMS