Capturing the ripples of spacetime: LISA gets go-ahead
Published
Paris (ESA) Jan 29, 2024
ESA's Science Programme Committee approved the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, the first scientific endeavour to detect and study gravitational waves from space. This important step, formally called 'adoption', recognises that the mission concept and technology are sufficiently advanced, and gives the go-ahead to build the instruments and spacecraft. This work will start