The Habitable Worlds Observatory engineering view: status, plans, and opportunities

Lee Feinberg; John Ziemer; Megan Ansdell; Julie Crooke; Courtney Dressing; Bertrand Mennesson; John O'Meara; Joshua Pepper; Aki Roberge

doi:10.1117/12.3018328

23 August 2024 The Habitable Worlds Observatory engineering view: status, plans, and opportunities

Lee Feinberg, John Ziemer, Megan Ansdell, Julie Crooke, Courtney Dressing, Bertrand Mennesson, John O'Meara, Joshua Pepper, Aki Roberge

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Proceedings Volume 13092, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 130921N (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018328
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

NASA began the Great Observatory Maturation Program (GOMAP) with the goal of studying and advancing the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), a large ultraviolet, optical, infrared space telescope recommended by the Astro 2020 Decadal Survey. Among its many goals, HWO will obtain spectra of at least 25 exo-Earth candidates to search for signs of life and conduct transformative astrophysics at ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared wavelengths. The observatory, like HST and JWST, will be a powerful general class observatory. This past fall the GOMAP program stood up two study groups, the Science Technology Architecture Review Team (START) and the Technical Assessment Group (TAG) aimed at helping to study the science, technology and architecture options for this new flagship mission. This talk will discuss the engineering activities associated with these studies including the team and organization, the study plan and the use of the Concept Maturity Level (CML) approach. In addition, the talk will discuss the key initial engineering efforts, the key technology gaps, and overall engineering plans.

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Lee Feinberg, John Ziemer, Megan Ansdell, Julie Crooke, Courtney Dressing, Bertrand Mennesson, John O'Meara, Joshua Pepper, and Aki Roberge "The Habitable Worlds Observatory engineering view: status, plans, and opportunities", Proc. SPIE 13092, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 130921N (23 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018328

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