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J. Edberg (JPL/Caltech) This poster serves to introduce a series
of posters discussing Space Interferometry Mission PlanetQuest
(SIM PlanetQuest) science prospects and plans across a wide
range of astrophysics. SIM is being designed and built for
NASA's Navigator Program, an element of the Astronomical Search
for Origins and Planetary Systems theme in the Science Mission
Directorate. It will be the first optical interferometer in
space dedicated to precision astrometry. Even though SIM
PlanetQuest has undergone a significant redesign since last
year, the principle parameters of the instrument and anticipated
results from its flight have changed little. With astrometric
modes yielding 1 microarcsecond and 4 microarcsecond
measurements, SIM offers the opportunity to investigate a wide
variety of phenomena. From effects due to planetary gravitation
within the solar system to investigating the emission phenomena
of quasars and AGNs, SIM will provide