SYMPOSIUM
Scientific Satellites Achievements
and Prospects in Europe
Paris 20-22 November 1996
November 20th
8h45 Welcome
J.C. POGGI Opening Statement
J.M. LUTON
9h15 SESSION 1
THE IMPACT OF SPACE MISSIONS
Stars, star formation and interstellar medium
To be determined
Strong gravitational fields, neutrons, stars, black holes
and space high energy astrophysics
T. COURVOISIER
10h15 Coffee Break
10h45 Galaxies and their evolution
R. ELLIS
The sun from space: first results from SOHO
E. ANTONUCCI
The heliosphere
A. BALOGH
Exploration of the solar system
A. BRAHIC
12h45 Lunch
14h00 Fundamental physics
G. SCHAFER
SESSION 2
FUTURE PLANS
ESA's horizons 2000 programme
R.M. BONNET
W. HUNTRESS
15h30 Coffee Break
Japanese space science missions in the future
A. NISHIDA
Y.G. MILOV
D. SOUTHWOOD
November 21st
9h00 SESSION 3
NEW MISSION CONCEPTS AND THEIR TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
The X-ray instruments and the future of hard X-ray
astronomy from SAX
G. FINOCCHIARO et al.
An X-ray spectroscopy mission for the post XMM era
M.J.L. TURNER et al.
SPACEMAG
P. SPILLANTINI et al.
A revolutionary concept for high resolution solar physics:
solar interferometry
L. DAME
10h40 Coffee Break
11h00 Very long baseline interferometry in space: scientific return
and technological challenges
L.I. GURVITS et al.
The DARWIN mission and the search for extra-solar life
M. FRIDLUND et al. (speaker: A. PENNY)
DIVA - an interferometric minisatellite or astrometry and
photometry
S. ROSER et al.
GAIA - Technological requirements for a global astrometric
interferometer
Dr L. LINDEGREN
12h40 Lunch
14h00 A prototype interfero-coronagraph
Y. RABBIA et al.
The laser interferometer space antenna (LISA) project for the
detection and observation of gravitational waves
K. DANZMANN
Space missions to the gravitational focuses of the sun
J. HEIDMANN et al.
GG - Flight experiment on the equivalence principle with
"field emission electric propulsion"
A. NOBILI et al.
15h40 Coffee Break
16h00 A low cost high accuracy test of the equivalence principle
in space
S. VITALE
Drag-free technology on fundamental physics projects
Y. JAFFRY
TERASAT - DLR 1 the small satellite for astronomical applications
G. SCHWAAB et al.
STEREO - Solar Terrestrial RElations Observatory
V. BOTHMER et al.
November 22nd
9h00 SESSION 4
NEW TECHNOLOGY PROGRESSES AND THEIR POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS
FIRST: system description based on mechanical coolers
P. VILLEFRANCHE et al.
FIRST - A satellite concept based on the ISO cryostat
J.J. JUILLET et al.
Aluminium telescope for FIRST
J.B. RITI et al.
Ultra low temperature cryogen free refrigerator
N. KERLEY et al.
Instrumental techniques for optical aperture synthesis
B. CALVEL et al.
10h40 Coffee Break
11h00 Dimensionally stable structures for scientific programmes
A. PRADIER et al.
MOFFIT - A kilometric space based interferometer
H. LAMBERT et al.
FLITE - Free Flyer Laser Interferometer Technology Experiment
U. JOHANN et al.
High resolution gamma ray detector system for INTEGRAL
R. GRAUE et al.
12h40 Lunch
14h00 Perspectives on the use of bragg diffraction with Mosaic
crystals as reflection technique for hard X-ray (> keV)
focusing telescopes
G. PARESCHI
XMM - X-ray mirror technological development
R. LAINE
Electric propulsion - ready for advanced interplanetary missions
H.W. LOEB et al.
Indium ion sources - Flight tested miniature devices for charge
control, propulsion and material analysis
M. FEHRINGER et al.
A new european small platform: PROTEUS and prospected scientific
applications
F. DOUCHIN et al.
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