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The 2020 Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020) recommended NASA build a new fleet of future great observatories. The first mission will be an infrared-optical-ultraviolet (IR/O/UV) space telescope, now designated as the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). HWO will directly image and characterize exoplanets and conduct a wide range of groundbreaking astrophysics observations in the ultraviolet-visible-near infrared wavelength range. Astro2020 also recommended a “Great Observatories Mission and Technology Maturation Program” as its highest priority in Enabling Programs for Space. Various coordinated activities have been spun up, and more are planned in the future. We will explore the principles, priorities, status, and next steps for HWO as part of GOMAP.
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