From monolithics to tethers to freeflyers: The spectrum of large aperture sensing from space

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4852, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 492-499

  Leitner, Jesse ^a   Quinn, David ^a   Matsumura, Mark ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; SPACE OPTICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TETHERLINES;

FREEFLYERS; LARGE APERTURE SENSING;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0038626778     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.460932     Document Type: Conference Paper

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