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SLS Launched Missions Concept Studies for LUVOIR MissionNASA's "Enduring Quests Daring Visions" report calls for an 8- to 16-meter Large UV-Optical-IR (LUVOIR) Surveyor mission to enable ultra-high-contrast spectroscopy and coronagraphy. AURA's "From Cosmic Birth to Living Earth" report calls for a 12-meter class High-Definition Space Telescope to pursue transformational scientific discoveries. The multi-center ATLAST Team is working to meet these needs. The MSFC Team is examining potential concepts that leverage the advantages of the SLS (Space Launch System). A key challenge is how to affordably get a large telescope into space. The JWST design was severely constrained by the mass and volume capacities of its launch vehicle. This problem is solved by using an SLS Block II-B rocket with its 10-m diameter x 30-m tall fairing and 45 mt payload to SE-L2. Previously, two development study cycles produced a detailed concept called ATLAST-8. Using ATLAST-8 as a point of departure, this paper reports on a new ATLAST-12 concept. ATLAST-12 is a 12-meter class segmented aperture LUVOIR with an 8-m class center segment. Thus, ATLAST-8 is now a de-scope option.
Document ID
20150018127
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Stahl, H. Philip
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Hopkins, Randall C.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Date Acquired
September 17, 2015
Publication Date
August 9, 2015
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Launch Operations
Optics
Report/Patent Number
MSFC-E-DAA-TN26330
Report Number: MSFC-E-DAA-TN26330
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Optics + Photonics 2015
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: August 9, 2015
End Date: August 13, 2015
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 141108.04.02.01.18
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Mirror
Space
Technology
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