STEP
21 Sep 2009
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Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle (STEP) is a satellite that aims to test the equivalence principle of Einstein's general relativity theory to a sensitivity of 1 part in 10 to the power of 18

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​Artist's impression of the STEP satellite

 


RAL Space Involvement
Cryogenic harness for probe

Subject
Fundamental Physics

Main Objectives
To investigate the equivalence of inertia and passive gravitational mass.

Partners
ZARM University, Stanford, NASA, ESA, CNES, ASI, JPL, ESTEC Netherlands, University of Birmingham, University of Strathclyde, Imperial College, PTB Braunschweig, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, ONERA, and the University of Trento. 

Further Information
Stanford​



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