... Mission/Goals . ... AIA at LMSAL . ... Solar Science . ... The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) investigation is a part of the Solar Dynamics Observatory mission that is the lead mission of the NASA Living With a Star program. ... AIA is a coordinated effort led by Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory (LMSAL) with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) as the major subcontractor; the CCD cameras for the AIA telescopes are being provided by MSSL, RAL and E2V in the UK. ...