A Realistic Roadmap to Formation Flying Space Interferometry
Abstract
The ultimate astronomical observatory would be a formation flying space interferometer, combining sensitivity and stability with high angular resolution. The smallSat revolution offers a new and maturing prototyping platform for space interferometry and we put forward a realistic plan for achieving first stellar fringes in space by 2030.
- Publication:
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019BAAS...51g.153M