Terrestrial Planet Finder : technology development plans and progress

Lindensmith, Chris

Terrestrial Planet Finder : technology development plans and progress

Lindensmith, Chris

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/39461

Date: 2004-03-02

Keywords: Terrestrial Planet; Visible-light Coronagraphs; Infrared Interferometers

Publisher: Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2003.

Citation: IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 4-11, 2006.

Abstract:

One of humanity’s oldest questions is whether life exists elsewhere in the universe. The Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) mission will survey stars in our stellar neighborhood to search for planets and perform spectroscopic measurements to identify potential biomarkers in their atmospheres. TPF is currently planned for launch around 2015.

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