NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Press Enter or click the Search button to begin your search.

Back to Results
The Constellation-X MissionThis viewgraph presentation reviews the goals, the instrumentation that will be aboard the Con-X spacecrafts, and the current status of the mission. Two science goals driving the need for this mission are: (1) Black Moles: precisions tests of GR in the strong field limit and determination of Black Hole spin in a large sample (2) Neutron Stars: Precision measurements of the mass-radius relation of neutron stars to determine the Equation of State (EOS) of ultra-dense matter
Document ID
20080045431
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Cottam, Jean
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
July 2, 2007
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: Astrophysics of Compact Objects Conference
Location: Huangshan City
Country: China
Start Date: July 2, 2007
End Date: July 7, 2007
Sponsors: Nanjing Univ.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
No Preview Available