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NASA Selects TESS, a "Follow-on" to Kepler
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| Author: | Will Baird |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2013-04-08 23:30:00 |
| Blog: | The Dragon’s Tales  |
| URL: | http://thedragonstales.blogspot.com/2013/04/nasa-selects-tess-follow-on-to-kepler.html |
Summary:
Following a three-year competition, NASA has selected the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) project at MIT for a planned launch in 2017. The space agency announced the mission — to be funded by a $200 million grant to the MIT-led team — this afternoon. TESS team partners include the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI) and MIT Lincoln Laboratory; NASA’sContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | US | 41.932 | -71.4443 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | US | 42.359 | -71.0935 |
Keywords:
afternoon, Astrophysics, Follow-on, grant, Kepler Following, MIT, MIT Kavli Institute, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, MIT-led team, NASA, planned launch, project, space agency, Space Research MKI, Survey Satellite TESS, TESS team partners, three-year competition, Transiting Exoplanet Survey
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