ESA Science & Technology - The ESA FIRST cornerstone mission

Publication date: 02 June 2000

Authors: Pilbratt, G.

Journal: Proc. SPIE
Volume: 4013
Page: pp.142-151
Year: 2000

Copyright: SPIE

UV, Optical, and IR Space Telescopes and Instruments FIRST, the 'Far InfraRed and Submillimeter Telescope', is the fourth cornerstone mission in the European Space Agency science program. It will perform photometry and spectroscopy in the far infrared and submillimeter part of the spectrum, covering approximately the 60 - 670 micrometers range.