Richard F
20-03-2007, 04:11 PM
I got an e-mail,from Astronomy on-line,last week.
In it I was most surprised to read that "Nasa's own extrasolar planet telescope plans are well under way,with a planned launch date during 2014 of Terrestrial Planet Finder,which is five spacecrafts,flying in formation,about 1 KM apart,they will function as an optical interferometer."....etc...???:shrug:
NOW is it just me or didn't NASA scrap this program some 2 odd years ago,about a year after the "Moon,Mars & Beyond"announcement was made by Bush?
Surely if TPF were "well under way" again we would have heard more about it?At least a press release,or something on space.com?
So,iether I've missed one of the biggest announcements,in months or someone at Astro-on-line is a few years behind the times?
clear skies
:)
In it I was most surprised to read that "Nasa's own extrasolar planet telescope plans are well under way,with a planned launch date during 2014 of Terrestrial Planet Finder,which is five spacecrafts,flying in formation,about 1 KM apart,they will function as an optical interferometer."....etc...???:shrug:
NOW is it just me or didn't NASA scrap this program some 2 odd years ago,about a year after the "Moon,Mars & Beyond"announcement was made by Bush?
Surely if TPF were "well under way" again we would have heard more about it?At least a press release,or something on space.com?
So,iether I've missed one of the biggest announcements,in months or someone at Astro-on-line is a few years behind the times?
clear skies
:)