Nome: Modifying Nexus into an occulter for use with NGST

JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 56, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 218-230

  Jordan, Ian J E ^a   Wu, Chi Chao ^a   Schultz, Alfred B ^a   Kochte, Mark ^a   Hart, Helen M ^a  

^a Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Extra solar planets; Free flying occulter; High contrast imaging; Spacecraft design

Indexed keywords

DESIGN STUDIES; EXTRA SOLAR PLANETS; FREE-FLYING OCCULTER; HIGH CONTRAST IMAGING; MASS INCREASE; SPACECRAFT DESIGN;

SPACECRAFT;

SPACE TELESCOPES;

EID: 10044239009     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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