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Jitter Suppression Via Reaction Wheel Passive Isolation for the NASA Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics FacilityText: Third in the series of NASA great observatories, the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) is scheduled for launch from the Space Shuttle in September 1998. Following in the path of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, this telescope will image light at x-ray wavelengths, facilitating the detailed study of such phenomena as supernovae and quasars. The AXAF program is sponsored by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. Due to exacting requirements on the performance of the AXAF optical system, it is necessary to reduce the transmission of reaction wheel jitter disturbances to the observatory. This reduction is accomplished via use of a passive mechanical isolation system which acts as an interface between the reaction wheels and the spacecraft central structure.
Document ID
19990084084
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Pendergast, Karl J.
(TRW Space and Electronics Group Redondo Beach, CA United States)
Schauwecker, Chris J.
(TRW Space and Electronics Group Redondo Beach, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1998
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: 1998 Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation
Location: Kona, HI
Country: United States
Start Date: March 20, 1998
End Date: March 28, 1998
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-37710
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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