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Roman Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) Build and Integration ProgressThe Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (RST) is a Hubble-class telescope with a large field of view for large surveys
of the sky, cold temperatures for enabling near infrared imaging, and controlled temperature stability for long exposures
and coronagraphy. The OTA includes the primary mirror, secondary mirror, and aft optics for guiding light into the Wide
Field Instrument and the Coronagraph Instrument. The testing of the optical assemblies and structures are nearly complete
in preparation for telescope integration. Pictures and descriptions of the assemblies are provided, followed by performance
results measured at these level of assemblies.

The assemblies are nearly complete as they are tested through thermal cycling to cold temperatures for infrared operation,
mechanical strength and vibration, and optically testing. Optical surface figure error results are shown for all the optical
surfaces.
Document ID
20220010733
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Tony L. Whitman
(L3Harris Corporation Rochester, New York, United States)
Peter Miller
(L3Harris Corporation Rochester, New York, United States)
Joshua Abel
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
J. Scott Smith
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Brian Martens
(L3Harris Corporation Rochester, New York, United States)
Perry Voyer
(L3Harris Corporation Rochester, New York, United States)
Dave Smith
(L3Harris Corporation Rochester, New York, United States)
Erin Schiele
(L3Harris Corporation Rochester, New York, United States)
Date Acquired
July 15, 2022
Subject Category
Astronomy
Optics
Report/Patent Number
12180-60
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2022
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Country: CA
Start Date: July 17, 2022
End Date: July 22, 2022
Sponsors: International Society for Optics and Photonics
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 134180.05.03.06
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80GSFC19C0021
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
Single Expert
Keywords
RST
Roman
Infrared
telescope
optical test
vibration test
load test
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