Prospects of Variable Star Research by Future Space Missions
Abstract
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ESA and NASA are studying projects having a tremendous return on variable star research. Other national space agencies are also studying or developing projects of smaller costs but with impressive returns. The projects range from global Galactic surveys like the ESA mission GAIA which will give photometric time series for about 1 billion stars, to detailed pulsation modes studies like the CNES mission COROT which could reach a photometric precision lower than 1 ppm. The presentation will emphasize the future astrometric, asteroseismologic and planet detection missions.
5 pages, Invited contribution, in the ASP Conference Series, Vol. N, 2000: ``The Impact of Large Scale Surveys on Pulsating Star Research'', L. Szabados and D.W. Kurtz, eds
5 pages, Invited contribution, in the ASP Conference Series, Vol. N, 2000: ``The Impact of Large Scale Surveys on Pulsating Star Research'', L. Szabados and D.W. Kurtz, eds