How history can inform an analysis of alternatives study

H. Philip Stahl

doi:10.1117/12.2633905

27 August 2022 How history can inform an analysis of alternatives study

H. Philip Stahl

Proceedings Volume 12180, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 1218004 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633905
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Abstract

Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s has recommended a Great Observatory Maturation Program (GOMaP) to invest in co-maturation of mission concepts and technologies to inform an Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) study for an approximate 6-meter off-axis inscribed telescope to sample atmospheric spectra of ~25 potentially habitable exoplanets using UV, visible and Nir-IR wavelengths and to be launched in the early 2040s with a total cost of less than $11B including 5 years of operation. The history of past missions indicates that technology development is critical for enabling missions, the robustness, breadth, and duration of concept/technology co-maturation is important for mission success, and NASA has not ‘exactly’ implemented Decadal missions as recommended.

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H. Philip Stahl "How history can inform an analysis of alternatives study", Proc. SPIE 12180, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 1218004 (27 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633905

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