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Required Technologies for A 10-16 m UV-Visible-IR Telescope on the MoonA successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, incorporating a 10 to 16 meter mirror, and operating in the UV-Visible-IR is being considered for emplacement on the Moon in the 21st Century. To take advantage of the characteristics of the lunar environment, such a telescope requires appropriate advances in technology. These technologies are in the areas of contamination/interference control, test and evaluation, manufacturing, construction, autonomous operations and maintenance, power and heating/cooling, stable precision structures, optics, parabolic antennas, and communications/control. This telescope for the lunar surface needs to be engineered to operate for long periods with minimal intervention by humans or robots. What is essential for lunar observatory operation is enforcement of a systems engineering approach that makes compatible all lunar operations associated with habitation, resource development, and science.
Document ID
19990009667
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Johnson, Stewart W.
(BDM International, Inc. Albuquerque, NM United States)
Wetzel, John P.
(BDM International, Inc. Albuquerque, NM United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: The Next Generation Space Telescope
Publisher: Space Telescope Science Inst.
Subject Category
Astronomy
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG9-245
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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