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AquariusLaunch: 2010
This mission will provide the first-ever global maps of salt concentrations in the ocean surface needed to understand heat transport and storage in the ocean. |
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HerschelLaunch: February 2009
The Herschel Space Observatory is a space-based telescope that will study the universe by the light of the far-infrared and submillimeter portions of the spectrum. JPL is making significant contributions to instruments on this European Space Agency mission. |
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JunoLaunch: August 2011
This mission will conduct an in-depth study of the giant gas planet Jupiter. |
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KeplerLaunch: April 2009
The Kepler Mission will search for Earth-like planets with the "transit" method. A one-meter diameter (39-inch) telescope equipped with the equivalent of 42 high quality digital cameras will continuously monitor the brightness of 100,000 stars, looking for planets that cross the lines-of-sight between Kepler and their parent stars. |
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Large Binocular Telescope InterferometerFirst Light: September 2008
Two 8-meter (26-foot) telescopes on Mount Graham, Arizona will be connected. The ground-based telescope system will identify faint dust clouds around other stars that might hinder planet-finding missions. The mission is managed by the University of Arizona, Tucson in conjunction with multipe international partners. |
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Mars Science LaboratoryLaunch: Sept-Oct 2009
NASA proposes to develop and to launch a roving long-range, long-duration science laboratory that will be a major leap in surface measurements and pave the way for a future sample return mission. |
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Mid Infrared instrument on James Webb Space TelescopeLaunch: 2013
JPL is managing the development of the Mid Infrared Instrument, one of the three focal plane istruments on the James Webb Space Telescope, a large, infrared-optimized space telescope. |
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Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope ArrayLaunch: 2011
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, is a pathfinder mission that will
study the sky through high energy X-rays. |
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Orbiting Carbon ObvservatoryLaunch: January 30, 2009 (under review)
This mission will make the first space-based measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide with the accuracy and resolution needed to characterize its sources and sinks. Such information will improve forecasts of future concentrations of this important greenhouse gas and its impact on climate. |
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PlanckLaunch: February 2009
Planck is a European Space Agency project to study the cosmic background. JPL is providing the following instrumentation: most or all of the detectors, both of the bolometers in the "high frequency" instrument and the heterodyne receivers in the "low frequency" instrument. |
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Soil Moisture Active PassiveLaunch: 2010-2013
Soil Moisture Active Passive mission will use a combined radiometer and high-resolution radar to measure surface soil moisture and freeze-thaw state, providing new opportunities for scientific advances and societal benefits. |
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Space Interferometry MissionLaunch: TBD
This mission is an orbiting interferometer, which will link multiple telescopes to function in unison as a much larger "virtual telescope." The main goal is to detect planets of varying sizes -- from huge planets the size of Jupiter down to planets a few times as massive as Earth. |
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Space Technology 7Launch: 2009-2010
JPL manages a technology to fly on the European Lisa Pathfinder mission. |
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Space Technology 8Launch: 2009
As a mission of NASA's New Millennium Program, Space Technology 8 will space validate four new subsystem-level technologies. Each of these technologies was selected for its promise in advancing NASA's most important future science missions. |
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Wide-field Infrared Survey ExplorerLaunch: November 2009
This space-based telescope will scan the entire sky in infrared light, revealing cool stars, planetary construction zones and the brightest galaxies in the universe. |
