Friday9i

Did you manage to understand the root cause of the significant erratic variation of the angle between the 2 telescopes (eg dilatation "cracks") and what are the possible consequences for future astrometric space missions ? Eg is it "unavoidable", or should you physically separate satellite in 2 parts (one with the telescopes and CCD, the other one with the computer, the transmission to earth and the sunshield) ? Thanks a lot

Hello, are there plans for a Gaia successor ? Is it pertinent to envisage a kind of copy of it, with some "simple" improvements (based on the experience accumulated) in order to get an extended period of measure ? Or a completly new and improved satellite, to make even better ?