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    Space-based Astronomy

    Technologies for space missions and ground-based astronomy demand the utmost opto-mechanical precision and stability. TNO delivers breakthrough opto-mechanical technologies that contribute to finding answers to the 'Cosmic Vision' questions. TNO's multi-disciplinary design process means that our instruments can reflect extreme specifications imposed by hostile operating environments and ultra-high accuracy and stability.

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    On 19 December 2013, The European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Gaia spacecraft. This spacecraft will maps the Milky Way in 3D, while collecting data on the composition of stars and the presence of...

    Gaia Basic Angle Monitoring system

    The Gaia mission, part of ESA’s Cosmic Vision programme, will create an extraordinarily precise three-dimensional map of more than one billion stars in our Milky Way by around 2022. The Gaia spacecraft,...

    Gaia Wave Front Sensor

    The Gaia mission is already delivering spectacular data to scientists and, by around 2022, will provide us with a very accurate three-dimensional map of our Milky Way galaxy. The Gaia spacecraft, launched...

    PEASSS in Space – PiezoElectric Assisted Smart Satellite

    A European consortium, led by TNO is developing and testing a system for space called PEASSS, Piezoelectric Assisted Smart Satellite Structure, over the coming three years. At the beginning of 2013, The...

    HIFI instrument for the Herschel Space Observatory

    HIFI is one of three instruments at the heart of the Herschel Space Observatory. With a 3.5 metre diameter mirror, Herschel is the largest space telescope ever launched. Herschel's instruments are cooled...

    Space & Scientific Instrumentation

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