Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder

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TPF FACTS

TPF NEWS

TPF-C Flight Baseline Mission - ASTRO2010 Mission RFI - March 2009
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Overview of Technologies for Direct Optical Imaging of Exoplanets - ASTRO2010 Community White Paper - March 2009
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Proceedings from the Coronagraph Workshop 2006 are now available.
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IMAGE GALLERY

The Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph is a mission concept under study by NASA. TPF-C would examine all aspects of planets outside our solar system: from their formation and development in disks of dust and gas around newly forming stars to their suitability as abodes for life.

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TPF OVERVIEW

TPF-C IN DEPTH

RESOURCES

What is TPF?

Visualizations

Science Goals

Technology Goals

Other Planet-Finding
Missions

TPF Newsletter

Foundation Science

+ 2004 Selections
+ 2003 Selections

TPF and the Space Exploration Vision

In January 2004, President Bush identified the search for Earth-like planets as a goal in his new vision for space exploration. In response, NASA has identified "Earth-like Planets and Life" as one of four key research areas in its Vision for Space Exploration

Key Documents

   TPF-C Flight Baseline Mission - ASTRO2010
           Mission RFI - March 2009
          (PDF, 2.6 MB)

   Overview of Technologies for Direct Optical
          Imaging of Exoplanets - ASTRO2010
          Community White Paper - March 2009
          (PDF, 572 KB)

Coronagraph Workshop 2006

TPF-C STDT Report - June 2006
(PDF, 9.3 MB)

TPF-C Technology Plan - March 2005
(PDF, 6.2 MB)

Navigator Science Plan 2006

TPF Astrophysics (PDF, 2.1 MB)

Biosignatures and Planetary Properties (PDF)

TPF-C Technology Milestones

TPF-C Milestone 1 Report - Monochromatic
Contrast (July 2006) (PDF, 3.8 MB)

TPF-C Milestone 2 Report - Broadband
Contrast (August 2008) (PDF, 6.2 MB)