LISA Pathfinder

LISA Pathfinder, formerly Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology-2 (SMART-2), is an ESA spacecraft that was launched on December 3, 2015. The mission will test technologies needed for the Evolved Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA), an ESA gravitational wave observatory planned to be launched in 2034. The scientific phase started on March 8, 2016 and will last 6 months. In April 2016 ESA announced that LISA Pathfinder demonstrated that eLISA mission is feasible. The estimated mission cost is €400 million.

LISA Pathfinder

LISA Pathfinder, formerly Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology-2 (SMART-2), is an ESA spacecraft that was launched on December 3, 2015. The mission will test technologies needed for the Evolved Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA), an ESA gravitational wave observatory planned to be launched in 2034. The scientific phase started on March 8, 2016 and will last 6 months. In April 2016 ESA announced that LISA Pathfinder demonstrated that eLISA mission is feasible. The estimated mission cost is €400 million.