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Space Interferometry Mission

The Space Interferometry Mission, or SIM, also known as SIM Lite (formerly known as SIM PlanetQuest), was a planned space telescope proposed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in conjunction with contractor Northrop Grumman. One of the main goals of the mission was the hunt for Earth-sized planets orbiting in the habitable…

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Diameter
2 × mirrors 50 cm (20 in) baseline 6 m (20 ft) 4 × mirrors 30 cm (12 in) baseline 4.2 m (14 ft)
G1
Guide-1 Interferometer
G2
Guide-2 Telescope
Instruments
InstrumentsSIScience InterferometerG1Guide-1 InterferometerG2Guide-2 Telescope
Launch date
Cancelled in 2010
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman

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Space Interferometry Mission

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Space Interferometry Mission

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related to Beginnings · 27
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related to Budget · 19
Space Interferometry Mission → According, Each, Exoplanet Exploration Program, FY, Keck Interferometer, Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer, NASA, NASA's, NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program, Navigator Program, Of, Presidential Budget, SIM Lite, SIM Phase, Solar System, Starting, The, US, When
related to New technologies · 15
Space Interferometry Mission → Aiming, Another, Earth-like, Earth-sized, GNAA, In, Microarcsecond Metrology Testbed, NASA, November, One, SIM, SIM Lite's, SIM's, The, This
related to External links · 8
Space Interferometry Mission → Fringes, IndexSIM Lite Astrometric Observatory, Long Baseline Interferometery News, NASA, NASA's Solar System ExplorationOptical, NASASIM PlanetQuest Mission Profile, SIM PlanetQuest, Space Interferometry Mission Newsletter
Diameter · 1
Space Interferometry Mission → 2 × mirrors 50 cm (20 in) baseline 6 m (20 ft) 4 × mirrors 30 cm (12 in) baseline 4.2 m (14 ft)
G1 · 1
Space Interferometry Mission → Guide-1 Interferometer
G2 · 1
Space Interferometry Mission → Guide-2 Telescope
Instruments · 1
Space Interferometry Mission → InstrumentsSIScience InterferometerG1Guide-1 InterferometerG2Guide-2 Telescope
Launch date · 1
Space Interferometry Mission → Cancelled in 2010
Manufacturer · 1
Space Interferometry Mission → Northrop Grumman

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Space Interferometry MissionDiameter2 × mirrors 50 cm (20 in) baseline 6 m (20 ft) 4 × mirrors 30 cm (12 in) baseline 4.2 m (14 ft)1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionG1Guide-1 Interferometer1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionG2Guide-2 Telescope1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionInstrumentsInstrumentsSIScience InterferometerG1Guide-1 InterferometerG2Guide-2 Telescope1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionLaunch dateCancelled in 20101.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionManufacturerNorthrop Grumman1.00infobox
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Space Interferometry MissionMission typeSpace observatory1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionNamesSpace Interferometry Mission PlanetQuest1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionOperatorNASA / JPL1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionReference systemHeliocentric1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionRegimeEarth-trailing1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionRocketIntermediate class EELV1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionSIScience Interferometer1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionTypeOptical Michelson Interferometer1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionWavelengths0.4–0.9 μm1.00infobox
Space Interferometry MissionWebsiteNASA SIM Lite1.00infobox

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