The Future of Infrared Space Astronomy in Europe and Japan

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Dec 1994

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American Astronomical Society, 185th AAS Meeting, #10.12; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 26, p.1323

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Both in Europe and in Japan ambitious astronomical missions at infrared wavelengths are being proposed for the period 2000 to 2020. In Europe, the ``Horizon 2000 Plus" decade review is drawing to a close. The draft programme recommends that the European Space Agency undertake technical studies of a possible infrared interferometer in space, currently designated ``DARWIN". This mission will have as its central goal the detection and spectroscopic study of extra-solar terrestrial planets which may harbor carbon-based life. Such an interferometer will also be a powerful tool for general purpose observational astrophysics. In Japan, scientists are proposing to the Japanese space agency (ISAS) the Infrared Imaging Surveyor (IRIS) mission, a 0.7 m infrared observatory, which may be built and instrumented in collaboration with NASA.

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