Fast Infrared Exoplanet Spectroscopy Survey Explorer

Fast Infrared Exoplanet Spectroscopy Survey Explorer (FINESSE)
FINESSE provides uniquely detailed information and addresses many fundamental exoplanet science questions.
Operator	NASA
Mission type	Space observatory
Launch date	2017^[1]
Mission duration	2 years

Fast Infrared Exoplanet Spectroscopy Survey Explorer (FINESSE) is a proposed NASA mission and space observatory in the explorer program consisting of a space telescope focused on studying the atmospheres of over 200 planets outside the Solar System with the goal of gaining understanding of the processes responsible for their composition, and how the Solar System fits into the larger family of planets.

The principal investigator is Mark Swain of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.^[2] If chosen to go forward, FINESSE would launch in February 2017. The mission would last two years.

References

↑ "FINESSE Key Dates". Retrieved 11 September 2012.
↑ NASA - NASA Selects Science Investigations For Concept Studies, 29 September 2011.

Further reading and external links

Official FINESSE website.
Swain, M. R. (2010). Finesse - A New Mission Concept For Exoplanet Spectroscopy. American Astronomical Society. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 42, p. 1064.
Space.com - AAS Dispatch: Proposed Space Mission Would Probe Alien Atmospheres
What is FINESSE ? - video

Explorers program

Explorer 1 2 3 4 5 6 (S-2) 7 (S-1a) 8 S-56 9 (S-56A) 10 11 (S-15) 14 (EPE-B) 17 (AE-A) 19 30 (Solrad 8) 32 (AE-B) 33 (IMP-D) 34 35 (IMP-E) 37 (Solrad 9) 39 42 (Uhuru) 44 (Solrad 10) 48 (SAS B) 49 (RAE-B) 52 (Hawkeye 1) 53 (SAS C) 57 (IUE) 58 (HCMM) 59 (ICE) 61 (Magsat) 62 (DE-1) 63 (DE-2) 64 (SME) 66 (COBE) 67 (EUVE) 68 (SAMPEX) 69 (RXTE) 70 (FAST) 71 (ACE) 72 (SNOE) 73 (TRACE) 74 (SWAS) 75 (WIRE) 77 (FUSE) 78 (IMAGE) 79 (HETE-2) 80 (WMAP) 81 (RHESSI) 82 (CHIPSat) 83 (GALEX) 84 (Swift) 85 thru 89 (THEMIS) 90 (AIM) 91 (IBEX) 92 (WISE) 93 (NuSTAR) 94 (IRIS)

Italics indicates probes that failed to deploy or otherwise malfunctioned

Exoplanet search projects

Ground-based

Space missions

Past and current	MOST (2003–present) SWEEPS (2006) COROT (2006–2013) EPOXI (2008–2013) Kepler (2009–present) KOI exoplanets Gaia (2013–present)

Planned	CHEOPS (2017) TESS (2017) James Webb Space Telescope (2018) PLATO (2024)

Proposed	ATLAST EXCEDE FINESSE New Worlds Mission PEGASE WFIRST-AFTA

Cancelled	Darwin EChO Eddington Space Interferometry Mission Terrestrial Planet Finder

Space observatories

Current	AGILE AMS-02 Astrosat CALET Chandra (AXAF) DAMPE Fermi Gaia Hinode (Solar-B) HiRISE Hisaki (SPRINT-A) Hitomi (Astro-H) Hubble INTEGRAL IBEX IRIS Kepler LISA Pathfinder MAXI MOST NEOSSat NuSTAR Odin PAMELA R/HESSI SDO SOHO SOLAR Spektr-R Spitzer Swift TUGSAT-1 & UniBRITE-1 WISE XMM-Newton

Planned	HXMT (2016) ISS-CREAM (2016) NICER (2016) CHEOPS (2017) Nano-JASMINE (2017) Spektr-RG (2017) TESS (2017) James Webb (JWST) (2018) K-EUSO (2019) Public Telescope (PST) (2019) iWF-MAXI (2019+) Astro-1 Telescope (2020) Euclid (2020) Spektr-UV (2021) SVOM (2021) Space Solar Telescope Solar-C (2023) PLATO (2024) ATHENA (2028) eLISA (2034)

Proposals	ATLAST DIOS EXCEDE Fresnel Imager FINESSE FOCAL HDST Hypertelescope LiteBIRD NEOCam New Worlds Mission NGHXT NRO donation to NASA Solar-D SPICA THEIA WFIRST EUSO

Completed	Akari (Astro-F) (2006–2011) ALEXIS (1993–2005) ATM (1973–1974) ASCA (Astro-D) (1993–2000) Astro-1 (BBXRT HUT) (1990) Astro-2 (HUT) (1995) Astron (1983–1989) ANS (1974–1976) BeppoSAX (1996–2003) CHIPSat (2003–2008) Compton (CGRO) (1991–2000) COROT (2006–2013) Cos-B (1975–1982) COBE (1989–1993) EPOCh (2008) EPOXI (2010) EXOSAT (1983–1986) EUVE (1992–2001) FUSE (1999–2007) Kvant-1 (1987–2001) GALEX (2003–2013) Gamma (1990–1992) Ginga (Astro-C) (1987–1991) Granat (1989–1998) Hakucho (CORSA-ｂ) (1979–1985) HALCA (MUSES-B) (1997–2005) HEAO-1 (1977–1979) Herschel (2009–2013) Hinotori (Astro-A) (1981–1991) HEAO-2 (Einstein Obs.) (1978–1982) HEAO-3 (1979–1981) HETE-2 (2000–2007?) Hipparcos (1989–1993) IUE (1978–1996) IRAS (1983) IRTS (1995–1996) ISO (1996–1998) IXAE (1996–2004) Kristall (1990–2001) LEGRI (1997–2002) MSX (1996–1997) OAO-2 (1968–1973) OAO-3 (Copernicus) (1972–1981) Orion 1/2 (1971/1973) Planck (2009–2013) RELIKT-1 (1983–1984) ROSAT (1990–1999) Rossi X-ray (RXTE) (1995–2012) SAMPEX (1992–2004) SAS-B (1972–1973) SAS-C (1975–1979) Suzaku (Astro-EII) (2005–2015) Taiyo (SRATS) (1975–1980) Tenma (Astro-B) (1983–1985) Uhuru (1970–1973) WMAP (2001–2010) 1st mission WISE (2009–2011) Yokoh (Solar-A) (1991–2001)

Lost	e.g. launch failures: OAO-1/OAO-B (1966/1970) CORSA (1976) ABRIXAS (1999) HETE (1996) WIRE (1999) Astro-E (2000)

Completed	hibernating after mission: SWAS (1998–2005) TRACE (1998–2010)

Cancelled	Astro-G Constellation-X Darwin Destiny EChO Eddington FAME GEMS IXO JDEM LOFT SIM & SIMlite SNAP TAUVEX TPF XEUS

See also	Great Observatories program List of space telescopes List of proposed space observatories

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