Galileo Galilei" (GG) is a small satellite designed to fly in low Earth orbit with the goal of testing the Equivalence Principle-which is at the basis of the General Theory of Relativity-to 1 part in 10(17). If successful, it would improve current laboratory results by 4 orders of magnitude. A confirmation would strongly constrain theories; proof of violation is believed to lead to a scientific revolution. The experiment design allows it to be carried out at ambient temperature inside a small 1-axis stabilized satellite (250 kg total mass). GG is under investigation at Phase A-2 level by ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana) at Thales Alenia Space in Torino, while a laboratory prototype (known as GGG) is operational at INFN laboratories in Pisa, supported by INFN (Istituto Nazionale di fisica Nucleare) and ASI. A final study report will be published in 2009.

"Galileo Galilei" (GG) a small satellite to test the equivalence principle of Galileo, Newton and Einstein / Nobili, A. M.; Comandi, G. L.; Doravari, S.; Bramanti, D.; Kumar, R.; Maccarrone, F.; Polacco, E.; Turyshev, S. G.; Shao, M.; Lipa, J.; Dittus, H.; Laemmerzhal, C.; Peters, A.; Mueller, J.; Unnikrishnan, C. S.; Roxburgh, I. W; Brillet, A.; Marchal, C.; Luo, J.; van der Ha, J.; Milyukov, V.; Iafolla, V.; Lucchesi, D.; Tortora, P.; DE BERNARDIS, Paolo; Palmonari, F.; Focardi, S.; Zanello, D.; Monaco, Salvatore; Mengali, G.; Anselmo, L.; Iorio, L.; Knezevic, Z.. - In: EXPERIMENTAL ASTRONOMY. - ISSN 0922-6435. - STAMPA. - 23:2(2009), pp. 689-710. [10.1007/s10686-008-9128-3]

"Galileo Galilei" (GG) a small satellite to test the equivalence principle of Galileo, Newton and Einstein

DE BERNARDIS, Paolo;MONACO, Salvatore
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2009

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Galileo Galilei" (GG) is a small satellite designed to fly in low Earth orbit with the goal of testing the Equivalence Principle-which is at the basis of the General Theory of Relativity-to 1 part in 10(17). If successful, it would improve current laboratory results by 4 orders of magnitude. A confirmation would strongly constrain theories; proof of violation is believed to lead to a scientific revolution. The experiment design allows it to be carried out at ambient temperature inside a small 1-axis stabilized satellite (250 kg total mass). GG is under investigation at Phase A-2 level by ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana) at Thales Alenia Space in Torino, while a laboratory prototype (known as GGG) is operational at INFN laboratories in Pisa, supported by INFN (Istituto Nazionale di fisica Nucleare) and ASI. A final study report will be published in 2009.
2009
experimental gravity; general relativity; space physics
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"Galileo Galilei" (GG) a small satellite to test the equivalence principle of Galileo, Newton and Einstein / Nobili, A. M.; Comandi, G. L.; Doravari, S.; Bramanti, D.; Kumar, R.; Maccarrone, F.; Polacco, E.; Turyshev, S. G.; Shao, M.; Lipa, J.; Dittus, H.; Laemmerzhal, C.; Peters, A.; Mueller, J.; Unnikrishnan, C. S.; Roxburgh, I. W; Brillet, A.; Marchal, C.; Luo, J.; van der Ha, J.; Milyukov, V.; Iafolla, V.; Lucchesi, D.; Tortora, P.; DE BERNARDIS, Paolo; Palmonari, F.; Focardi, S.; Zanello, D.; Monaco, Salvatore; Mengali, G.; Anselmo, L.; Iorio, L.; Knezevic, Z.. - In: EXPERIMENTAL ASTRONOMY. - ISSN 0922-6435. - STAMPA. - 23:2(2009), pp. 689-710. [10.1007/s10686-008-9128-3]
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