Leveraging exploration capabilities for space-based astronomical observatories

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5899, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-9

  Stevens, John ^a   King, Dan ^b  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b MDA Consulting Limited Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hubble Space Telescope; Robotic servicing; Space based telescopes; Upgrade

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); OBSERVATORIES; ORBITS; ROBOTICS; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACE TELESCOPES;

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPES; ROBOTIC SERVICING; UPGRADE;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 29344452691     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.624233     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. Hubble servicing missions website: http://hubble.nasa.gov/missions/intro. php
2. NASA Goddard RFP NNG9461779R for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Robotic Vehicle De-orbit Module (HRVDM)/Hubble Disposal Vehicle (HDV) (June 1st 2004)
3. King, Dan. "Hubble Robotic Servicing: Stepping Stone for future Exploration missions", AIAA 1st Space Exploration Conference Feb 2005.
4. Lo, Martin and Ross, Shane. "The Lunar L1 Gateway: Portal to the Stars and Beyond", AIAA Space 2001 Conference.