A mission architecture for future space observatories optimized for SAFIR

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5899, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-7

  Lillie, C F ^a   Dailey, D R ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Infrared astronomy; Mechanisms; Observatory; Precision deployment; Thermal control

Indexed keywords

INFRARED ASTRONOMY; PRECISION DEPLOYMENT; THERMAL CONTROL;

ASTRONOMY; DYNAMICS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANISMS; OBSERVATORIES; OPTIMIZATION; SPACE TELESCOPES; SPACECRAFT;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 29344469093     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.618064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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