Special Section Guest Editorial: The Arcus Probe-Class Mission Concept
The solicitation for the newly established Astrophysics Probe Explorer (APEX) was released by NASA in late summer 2023.Consistent with the recommendations of the NASEM Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 (Astro2020), NASA solicited two types of proposalsfar-infrared missions and X-ray missionsfor this newly established class.The solicitation calls for groundbreaking observatories with capabilities consistent with the PI-managed cost cap of $1B (excluding launch costs).In addition, proposals were expected to be responsive to the needs of the astronomical community in the coming decade, with no less than
Authors
- Randall K. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-4167)
- Sarah Trowbridge Heine
- Casey T. DeRoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9184-4561)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian (US)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jatis.11.1.011001
- Primary Topic
- Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00