The Dark Energy Space Telescope (Destiny), is planned project by NASA and DOE, designed to perform precision measurements of the universe to provide an understanding of Dark Energy. The space observatory will derive the expansion of the universe by measuring up to 3,000 distant supernovae each year of its three-year mission lifetime, and will additionally study the structure of matter in the universe by measuring millions of galaxies in a weak gravitational lensing survey. The Destiny spacecraft features an optical telescope with a 1.65m primary mirror. The telescope images infrared light onto an array of solid-state detectors. The mission is designed to be deployed in a halo orbit about the sun-earth L2 Lagrangian point. Destiny is currently in a two-year study phase, which will refine its design and performance predictions in preparation for future approval for deployment. Should Destiny be approved, it could launch in 2013, with preliminary results produced within a year, and final results around 2017.
