• → European Space Agency

    • About Science & Technology

    • For Public

    • For Educators

    • ESA

    • Science & Technology

    • Future Missions Preparation Office

    • Missions
    • Show All Missions
    • The Science Programme…

      • Cosmic Vision 2015-2025
      • Collaborative Missions
      • Director's Desk
    • Future Missions Preparation Office
    • Introduction to the Office
    • Astrophysics and Fundamental Physics Missions
    • Solar System and Robotic Exploration Missions
    • Advanced Technologies
    • Science Payload Instruments
    • Technology Reference Studies
    • Resources
    • Multimedia Gallery
    • Publication Archive
    • Calendar of Events
    • Services
    • Contact Us
    • Subscribe
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Bookmark and Share

    Study Overview of the Interstellar Heliopause Probe

    Publication date: 17 Apr 2007

    Authors: A.E. Lyngvi, M.L. van den Berg, P. Falkner

    Volume: SCI-A/2006/114/IHP
    Issue: 3, revision 4
    Page: 1-40
    Year: 2007

    Copyright: ESA

    This document provides an overview of the Interstellar Heliopause Probe system design study. The Interstellar Heliopause Probe (IHP) is one of the Technology Reference Studies (TRS) introduced by the Science Payload & Advanced Concepts Office (SCI-A) at ESA. The overall purpose of the TRSs is to focus the development of strategically important technologies that are of likely relevance to potential future science missions. This is accomplished through the study of technologically demanding and scientifically interesting missions, which are currently not part of the ESA science programme. The TRSs subsequently act as a reference for possible future technology development activities.

    This study overview summarizes the IHP system design study and payload assessment study performed by, respectively, Kayser-Threde [Leipold05], and Cosine Research [Kraft05]. The results of this study have also been presented at a number of conferences and published in several journals (see section 8 for an overview).

    Link to Publication

    Last Update: 25 Apr 2007

    • Shortcut URL
    • http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=40927

    Connect with us

    • RSS
    • Youtube
    • Twitter
    • Flickr
    • Google Buzz
    • Livestream
    • Subscribe
    • App Store
    • ESA Science Twitter

    Follow ESA science

    • Copyright 2000 - 2013 © European Space Agency. All rights reserved.

    • Terms and Conditions