When is it Worth Assembling Observatories in Space?
by Rudranarayan Mukherjee, N. Siegler, H. Thronson, K. Aaron, J. Arenberg, P. Backes, A. Barto, K. Belvin, L. Bowman, D. Calero, W. Doggett, J. Dorsey, M. East, D. Folta, M. Fuller, S. Glassner, J. Grunsfeld, K. Havey, R. Hellekson, G. Henshaw, J. Hoffman, S. Jefferies, J. S. Knight, P. Lightsey, J. Lymer, E. Mamajek, D. McGuffey, D. Miller, K. Mehalick, B. Naasz, A. Nordt, K. Patton, C. Peters, M. Perrin, B.M. Peterson, J. Pitman, R. Polidan, A. Qureshi, D. Redding, K. Ruta, H. P. Stahl, G. Roesler, R. Shishko, A. Tadros, A. Van Otten, W. Vincent, K. Warfield, S. Wiens, and J. Wood
Published onSep 30, 2019
When is it Worth Assembling Observatories in Space?
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Abstract
To investigate the viability and benefits of in-Space Assembly, Dr. Paul Hertz, Director of NASA’s Astrophysics Division, chartered a study, asking “When is it worth assembling space telescopes in space rather than building them on the Earth and deploying them autonomously from a single launch vehicle?” This whitepaper summarizes the response.
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