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Hipparcos and the Hubble Space Telescope have demonstrated the astrometric capabilities in space. SIM and GAIA are being studied for future missions. There have been many proposals for new astrometry missions from many different countries, but most of them have not been funded.
The best possibility for a mission within the next five years would be through a collaborative effort for a small, fast, cheap spacecraft which could be a precursor for future, larger, more accurate missions, which are under study.
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Seidelmann, P.K. (1997). Prospects for Future Astrometric Missions. In: McLean, B.J., Golombek, D.A., Hayes, J.J.E., Payne, H.E. (eds) New Horizons from Multi-Wavelength Sky Surveys. International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 179. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1485-8_9
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