- Origins Program
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NASA's Origins program is a decades-long study addressing the origins of the universe, various astronomical bodies, and life. The Origins program was started in the 1990s.[1]
So far, it consists of the following missions:
- Hubble Space Telescope*
- Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer*
- Spitzer Space Telescope*
- Keck telescopes*
- Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer*
- Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
- Keck interferometer*
- Kepler Space Observatory*
- Space Interferometry Mission
- Terrestrial Planet Finder
- James Webb Space Telescope
- Single Aperture Far Infrared Observatory
- Large UV/Optical Telescope
- Life Finder
- Planet Imager
Missions marked with * are operational.
References
External links
- [www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fact_sheets/origins.pdf Origins Program - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory]
Space observatories Current Planned Nano-JASMINE · Astrosat (2012) · NuSTAR (2012) · Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) (2012) · GAIA (2013) · Spectrum-X-Gamma (2013) · Astro-G (2013+) · James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Proposals ATHENA · ATLAST · EChO · Euclid · LOFT · Fresnel Imager · New Worlds Mission · NGO · PLATO · SPICA · THEIA · WFIRST
Completed Akari (Astro-F) (2006-2011) · ALEXIS (1993-2005) · ASCA (Astro-D) (1993-2000) · Astro-1 (BBXRT · HUT) (1990) · Astro-2 (HUT) (1995) · Astron (1983-1989) · Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (1974-1976) · ATM (1973-1974) · BeppoSAX (1996-2003) · CHIPSat (2003-2008) · Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (1991-2000) · Cos-B (1975-1982) · COBE (1989-1993) · EPOCh (2008) · EXOSAT (1983-1986) · EUVE (1992-2001) · FUSE (1999-2007) · Ginga (1987-1991) · Granat (1989-1998) · Hakucho (1979-1985) · HALCA (1997-2005) · HEAO-1 (1977-1979) · HEAO-2 (Einstein Observatory) (1978-1982) · HEAO-3 (1979-1981) · HETE-2 (2000-2007?) · Hipparcos (1989-1993) · International Ultraviolet Explorer (1978-1996) · IRAS (1983) · ISO (1996-1998) · LEGRI (1997-2002) · MSX (1996-1997) · OAO-2 (1968-1973) · OAO-3 (Copernicus) (1972-1981) · Orion 1/2 (1971/1973) · RELIKT-1 (1983-1984) · ROSAT (1990-1999) · SAS-B (1972-1973) · SAS-C (1975-1979) · Tenma (1983-1985) · Uhuru (1970-1973) · WMAP (2001-2010) · Yohkoh (1991-2001)
Lost Completed On hiatus TAUVEX (2011)
Old plans Constellation-X · Darwin · Destiny · Eddington · FAME · IXO · JDEM · LISA · SIM & SIMlite · SNAP · TESS · TPF · XEUS
See also Great Observatories program · List of space telescopes · Sun spacecraft
Category Categories:- NASA programs
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