Planning and scheduling at STScI: from Hubble to the James Webb Space Telescope

David S. Adler; Wayne Kinzel; Ian Jordan

doi:10.1117/12.2054932

6 August 2014 Planning and scheduling at STScI: from Hubble to the James Webb Space Telescope

David S. Adler, Wayne Kinzel, Ian Jordan

Proceedings Volume 9149, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems V; 91490D (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054932
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

While HST’s planning and scheduling processes are mature, JWST’s–with a planned 2018 launch–are still in development. The STScI science, engineering, software, and operations teams are working together to get the JWST planning and scheduling systems up and running in the next few years. Here, we review the improvements made to HST’s planning and scheduling processes over the past three decades, as well as the current state of the observing program. Also, differences between the two telescopes are discussed, as well as how they affect the creation of the JWST planning and scheduling system.

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David S. Adler, Wayne Kinzel, and Ian Jordan "Planning and scheduling at STScI: from Hubble to the James Webb Space Telescope", Proc. SPIE 9149, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems V, 91490D (6 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054932

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