[FPSPACE] Russian Millimetron Space Observatory

[LARRY KLAES]

Russia has a new space mission in preparation that can be used for the 
search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The project Millimetron is a 
millimeter and sub-millimeter space observatory with a 10 meter diameter 
mirror, very sensitive receivers for single dish mode and will be used for 
orbiting VLBI (Very Long Base Interferometer). This telescope would be 
convenient for a very sensitive all sky survey with the possibility of 
constructing images of sources with a very high angular resolution. The 
mission will be useful for the search for astro-engineering constructions in 
the universe.

The goal of the project is to construct a space observatory operating in 
millimeter, sub-millimeter and infrared wavelength ranges using 12-m 
cryogenic telescope. The observatory will provide possibility to conduct 
astronomical observations with super high sensitivity (down to nanoJansky 
level) in a single dish mode, and observations with super high angular 
resolution.

The space-based observatory will also make it possible to look for the 
signatures of wormholes at the center of large galaxies.

Full article here:

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/01/russias-millime.html