rootbrowseIAC-08A3session 44. Space Based AstronomyPapers1. OVERVIEW AND CURRENT STATUS OF ESA’S COSMIC VISION ASTROPHYISICS MISSION STUDIES2. The Herschel / Planck Programme - Technical Challenges for two Science Missions - Ready for Launch3. The Gaia astrometry mission: status after phase B completion4. SIM: Progress Report and Current Status5. Astrophysics with Microarcsecond Accuracy Astrometry6. Lunar Interferometric Radio Array (LIRA): A telescope concept uniquely enabled by the far side of the moon7. moon as an astronomical base8. Report And Summary Of Research On Methods Of Investigating The Astrophysical State Of A Selected Star, Including Its Demise9. the cosmic infrared background experiment (ciber)10. The SNAP concept for the JDEM mission