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Gaia: from proposal to GDR1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2018

Gerard Gilmore Open the ORCID record for Gerard Gilmore [Opens in a new window]
Gerard Gilmore*
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Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK email: gil@ast.cam.ac.uk
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Abstract

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In this concluding article I recall the early history of the Gaia mission, showing that the original science case and expectations of wide community interest in Gaia data have been met. The quarter-century long partnership involving some 1,000 scientists, engineers and managers in industry and academia is delivering a large, high-quality and unique data set which will underpin astrophysics across many sub-fields for years to come.

Keywords

stellar dynamicsGalaxy: kinematics and dynamics(cosmology:) dark matterhistory and philosophy of astronomyspace vehicles
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 12 , Symposium S330: Astrometry and Astrophysics in the Gaia sky , April 2017 , pp. 23 - 29
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2018 

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