TPF-C: status and recent progress

Wesley A. Traub; Marie Levine; Stuart Shaklan; James Kasting; J. Roger Angel; Michael E. Brown; Robert A. Brown; Christopher Burrows; Mark Clampin; Alan Dressler; Henry C. Ferguson; Heidi B. Hammel; Sara R. Heap; Scott D. Horner; Garth D. Illingworth; N. Jeremy Kasdin; Mark J. Kuchner; Douglas Lin; Mark S. Marley; Victoria Meadows; Charley Noecker; Ben R. Oppenheimer; Sara Seager; Michael Shao; Karl R. Stapelfeldt; John T. Trauger

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27 June 2006 TPF-C: status and recent progress

Wesley A. Traub, Marie Levine, Stuart Shaklan, James Kasting, J. Roger Angel, Michael E. Brown, Robert A. Brown, Christopher Burrows, Mark Clampin, Alan Dressler, Henry C. Ferguson, Heidi B. Hammel, Sara R. Heap, Scott D. Horner, Garth D. Illingworth, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Mark J. Kuchner, Douglas Lin, Mark S. Marley, Victoria Meadows, Charley Noecker, Ben R. Oppenheimer, Sara Seager, Michael Shao, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, John T. Trauger

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Proceedings Volume 6268, Advances in Stellar Interferometry; 62680T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673608
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph (TPF-C) is a deep space mission designed to detect and characterize Earth-like planets around nearby stars. TPF-C will be able to search for signs of life on these planets. TPF-C will use spectroscopy to measure basic properties including the presence of water or oxygen in the atmosphere, powerful signatures in the search for habitable worlds. This capability to characterize planets is what allows TPF-C to transcend other astronomy projects and become an historical endeavor on a par with the discovery voyages of the great navigators.

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Wesley A. Traub, Marie Levine, Stuart Shaklan, James Kasting, J. Roger Angel, Michael E. Brown, Robert A. Brown, Christopher Burrows, Mark Clampin, Alan Dressler, Henry C. Ferguson, Heidi B. Hammel, Sara R. Heap, Scott D. Horner, Garth D. Illingworth, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Mark J. Kuchner, Douglas Lin, Mark S. Marley, Victoria Meadows, Charley Noecker, Ben R. Oppenheimer, Sara Seager, Michael Shao, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, and John T. Trauger "TPF-C: status and recent progress", Proc. SPIE 6268, Advances in Stellar Interferometry, 62680T (27 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673608

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