DocumentCode
2265959
Title
Navigator Program: exploring new worlds
Author
Lawson, Peter R.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
fYear
0
fDate
0-0 0
Abstract
NASA´s Navigator Program comprises a suite of interrelated missions that will discover and characterize planetary systems and Earth-like planets around nearby stars. The missions are designed to build on each other´s success, each providing an essential step forward toward the goal of discovering habitable planets and life. The missions in the Navigator Program and their relation to each other are described in this paper. Moreover, the Program is described in the wider context of international efforts in the broadening field of extrasolar planet research. Science priorities and research opportunities related to the Navigator Program are also described
Keywords
space research; Earth-like planets; NASA Navigator Program; extrasolar planet research; habitable planets; planetary systems; Aircraft navigation; Extrasolar planet; Mirrors; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Space technology; Spectroscopy; Telescopes; Terrestrial atmosphere; Ultraviolet sources;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Conference, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9545-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.2006.1655731
Filename
1655731
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