The SIM PlanetQuest Science Program
- Paper number
IAC-06-A3.P.1.04
- Author
Mr. Stephen Edberg, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States
- Coauthor
Dr. Wesley Traub, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States
- Coauthor
Dr. Stephen Unwin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. James C. Marr, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States
- Year
2006
- Abstract
SIM-PlanetQuest is a NASA mission to measure the angular positions of stars with unprecedented accuracy. We outline the main astrophysical science programs planned for SIM, and related opportunities for community participation. We focus especially on SIM's ability to detect exoplanets as small as the Earth around nearby stars. The planned synergy between SIM and other planet-finding missions including Kepler and GAIA, and planet-characterizing missions including JWST, TPF-C and TPF-I, is a key element in NASA?s Navigator Program to find Earth-like planets, determine their habitability, and search for signs of life in the universe. SIM's technology development is now complete and the project is proceeding towards a launch early next decade. This work was performed for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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