TRW/Ball: Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST)

James H. Crocker; Charles B. Atkinson; Dennis Charles Ebbets; Larry Gilman; Paul A. Lightsey; Douglas C. Neam; Scott C. Texter

doi:10.1117/12.394044

28 July 2000 TRW/Ball: Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST)

James H. Crocker, Charles B. Atkinson, Dennis Charles Ebbets, Larry Gilman, Paul A. Lightsey, Douglas C. Neam, Scott C. Texter

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Proceedings Volume 4013, UV, Optical, and IR Space Telescopes and Instruments; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394044
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The Next Generation Space Telescope will be the premier instrument for astrophysical research a decade from now. This paper describes the reference concept for the observatory being studied by a prime contractor team led by TRW and Ball Aerospace. We give an overview of the space segment of the mission, and the rationale for its heliocentric orbit at the Sun-Earth L2 Lagrangian point. At the time of this meeting many details of the engineering design are still open for trade studies. We highlight a few whose resolution will have implications for the scientific performance of the observatory, and for which preferences and recommendations from the scientific community are welcomed.

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James H. Crocker, Charles B. Atkinson, Dennis Charles Ebbets, Larry Gilman, Paul A. Lightsey, Douglas C. Neam, and Scott C. Texter "TRW/Ball: Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST)", Proc. SPIE 4013, UV, Optical, and IR Space Telescopes and Instruments, (28 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394044

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