terrestrial planet finder
•  a Space telescope to find planets outside from our solar-system as small as Earth • 



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Current Spacecraft System Design :


The lower image shows the view from below, and the one on the right shows the view from above.
Formation Flyer Concept
Terrestrial Planet Finder Formation Flyer Concept.


Because of the dramatically increased science return possible with a formation flying mission, the focus is on examining the possibility of the fully separated spacecraft configuration shown on the right.

Infrared interferometer concept
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Formation Flyer Concept
 Spacecraft Detail (dimensions in mm).


NOTE!
These architectures are still under study and may subject to change.




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