A Realistic Roadmap to Formation Flying Space Interferometry · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1907.09583/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTA Realistic Roadmap to Formation Flying Space Interferometry — mentioned by jiggawattshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41865202urn:hackerpapers:mention:1907.09583:41865202Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:14:19 GMT<p>There have been plans drawn up for space telescopes flying in formation to do the same kind of interferometry thing as the Keck observatory. The problem is that even far from the Earth, there are tiny but significant forces pushing the space telescopes around. Solar wind, outgassing, gravitational influences from planets, etc... The precision required to maintain formation is... challenging. E.g.: https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.09583</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1907.09583/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>astro-ph.IM