The LISA Consortium is a large international collaboration that combines the resources and expertise from scientists in many countries all over the world. Together with ESA, NASA and JAXA, the LISA Consortium is working to bring the LISA Mission to fruition.

The following hardware system elements are being developed by ESA member states to support the mission formulation:

Gravitational Reference Sensor Subsystem
Gravitational Reference Sensor Head
Front-End-Electronics
Mechanism Control Unit
Interferometric Detection Subsystem
Optical Bench
Phase Measurement System
Quadrant Photo-Receivers
Point Ahead Angle Mechanism
Beam Alignment Mechanism
Fibre Switch Unit
Mechanism Control Unit
IDS Assembly & Testing
Data & Diagnostic Subsystem
Science Diagnostic Sensors
Diagnostic Control Unit
Optical Test Subsystems
Far-Field Optical Test Equipment
Stray-Light Optical Test Equipment
Interferometery Test Equipment