Abstract:
The Black Hole Explorer: (BHEX) is a space mission to image radio emissions of black holes by expanding both the baseline and time resolution of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). This involves integrating a space telescope into an array of ground telescopes, such as the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). Ultimately, the EHE will enable transformative science and the mission goals are well aligned with the Astro 2020 Decadal Survey. The EHE mission concept study was designed with three major stages: (1) a Science Study which articulates plausible goals and objectives (2) an Engineering Study which articulates overall feasi- bility and technological readiness and (3) a Mission Architecture Study which combines the results of the previous studies to match achievable science goals and objectives with feasible engineering to yield a plausible mission architecture. This paper review the initial steps taken under stage two of the EHE project.
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