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Technology Development for NASA's Space Interferometry Mission (SIM) and Future More Ambitious Space Based Optical and Infrared Interferometers

Laskin, R.
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Optical and infrared interferometers will open new vistas for astronomy over the next decade.

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Laskin, R.. 1998-09-28. Technology Development for NASA's Space Interferometry Mission (SIM) and Future More Ambitious Space Based Optical and Infrared Interferometers. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210003254

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