The SmallSat Technology Accelerated Maturation Platform-1 (STAMP-1): a proposal to advance ultraviolet science, workforce, and technology for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Kevin France; Jason Tumlinson; Brian Fleming; Erika Hamden; Stephan R. McCandliss; Paul Scowen; Sarah Tuttle; Allison Youngblood

doi:10.1117/12.3018581

21 August 2024 The SmallSat Technology Accelerated Maturation Platform-1 (STAMP-1): a proposal to advance ultraviolet science, workforce, and technology for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Kevin France, Jason Tumlinson, Brian Fleming, Erika Hamden, Stephan R. McCandliss, Paul Scowen, Sarah Tuttle, Allison Youngblood

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Proceedings Volume 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 130930Q (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018581
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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NASA’s Great Observatories Maturation Program (GOMAP) will advance the science definition, technology, and workforce needed for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) with the goal of a Phase A start by the end of the current decade. GOMAP offers long-term cost and schedule savings compared to the ‘TRL 6 by Preliminary Design Review’ paradigm historically adopted by large NASA missions. Many of the key technologies in the development queue for HWO require the combined activities of 1) facility and process development for validation of technologies at the scale required for HWO and 2) deployment in the ‘real world’ environment of mission Integration and Test prior to on-orbit operations. We present a concept for the Smallsat Technology Accelerated Maturation Platform (STAMP), an integrated facility, laboratory, and instrument prototype development program that could be supported through the GOMAP framework and applied to any of NASA’s Future Great Observatories (FGOs). This brief describes the recommendation for the first entrant into this program, “STAMP-1”, an ESPA Grande-class mission advancing key technologies to enable the ultraviolet capabilities of HWO. STAMP-1 would advance new broadband optical coatings, high-sensitivity ultraviolet detector systems, and multi-object target selection technology to TRL 6 with a flight demonstration. STAMP-1 advances HWO technology on an accelerated timescale, building on current ROSES SAT+APRA programs, reducing cost and schedule risk for HWO while conducting a compelling program of preparatory science and workforce development with direct benefits for HWO mission implementation in the 2030s.

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Kevin France, Jason Tumlinson, Brian Fleming, Erika Hamden, Stephan R. McCandliss, Paul Scowen, Sarah Tuttle, and Allison Youngblood "The SmallSat Technology Accelerated Maturation Platform-1 (STAMP-1): a proposal to advance ultraviolet science, workforce, and technology for the Habitable Worlds Observatory", Proc. SPIE 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 130930Q (21 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018581

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