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Prospects for Future Astrometric Missions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

P.K. Seidelmann
P.K. Seidelmann*
Affiliation:
U.S. Naval Observatory

Abstract

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Hipparcos and the Hubble Space Telescope have demonstrated the astrometric capabilities in space. SIM and GAIA are being studied for future missions. There have been many proposals for new astrometry missions from many different countries, but most of them have not been funded.

The best possibility for a mission within the next five years would be through a collaborative effort for a small, fast, cheap spacecraft which could be a precursor for future, larger, more accurate missions, which are under study.

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Type
Part 1. General Sky Survey Reviews
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 179: New Horizons from Multi-Wavelength Sky Surveys , 1998, pp. 79 - 85
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998 

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