Smart 2, ambitious brainchild of the European Space Agency (ESA) is designing the payload and control technologies needed to establish whether there is a Black Hole in the center of our Galaxy.
"Lisa" (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) now a joint venture between ESA and NASA, will launch 3 equillateral positioned space craft linked by lasers to try and detect Black Holes and Gravity waves in 2010. NASA will provide the launch vehicle, telecommunications and 50% of the payload. While ESA will provide the three identical spacecraft, and other European Institutes the rest of the payload.