Dr. David S. Adler Profile

Dr. David S. Adler

Principal Operations Astronomer at Space Telescope Science Institute

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Dr. David Adler has been with the Space Telescope Science Institute since 1996. He currently serves as the lead of the Long Range Planning Group and is the Science and Mission Scheduling Branch deputy. He received his BA in Astrophysics at Boston University in 1982, and his MA (1985) and PhD (1989) in Astronomy from the University of Virginia. Before arriving at STScI, he was a postdoc with the BIMA millimeter array and served as the AIPS manager at the Very Large Array.

Proceedings Article | 14 December 2020 Presentation

Welcome

David Adler

Proceedings Volume 11449, 1144902 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2591056

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Science planning and scheduling of the James Webb Space Telescope

David Adler, Kristen Wymer, Ryan Logue, Brigette Hesman

Proceedings Volume 11449, 1144918 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559726

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, System on a chip, Virtual point source, Observatories, Space telescopes, Hubble Space Telescope, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Science operations rehearsals: planning and scheduling of the James Webb Space Telescope

David Adler, Brigette Hesman, Kristen Wymer

Proceedings Volume 10704, 107040T (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311658

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Observatories, Space telescopes, Algorithm development, Standards development, Systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2014 Paper

Planning and scheduling at STScI: from Hubble to the James Webb Space Telescope

David Adler, Wayne Kinzel, Ian Jordan

Proceedings Volume 9149, 91490D (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054932

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Stars, Telescopes, Visibility, Space telescopes, Sun, Observatories, Hubble Space Telescope, Space operations, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Keeping the Hubble Space Telescope operating efficiently in its third decade

David Adler

Proceedings Volume 8448, 844813 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924363

KEYWORDS: Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Visibility, Gyroscopes, Stars, Sensors, Observatories, Target acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Maximizing scientific return for the Hubble Space Telescope in a post-SM4 world

David Adler, William Workman

Proceedings Volume 7016, 701619 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.783975

KEYWORDS: Hubble Space Telescope, Visibility, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Stars, Gyroscopes, Current controlled current source, Calibration, Space operations, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 30 June 2006 Paper

Planning and scheduling of the Hubble Space Telescope in the 2-gyro regime

David Adler, Tricia Royle, William Workman, Denise Taylor

Proceedings Volume 6270, 62700Y (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669495

KEYWORDS: Stars, Visibility, Telescopes, Gyroscopes, Space telescopes, Hubble Space Telescope, Space operations, Switches, Sensors, Sun

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

Lessons learned: the switch from VMS to UNIX operations for the STScI's Science and Mission Scheduling Branch

David Adler, William Workman, Don Chance

Proceedings Volume 5493, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549012

KEYWORDS: Databases, Switches, Space operations, Software development, Curium, Space telescopes, Operating systems, Standards development, Computer programming, Information operations

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Proceedings Article | 2 January 2002 Paper

Twelve years of planning and scheduling the Hubble Space Telescope: process improvements and the related observing efficiency gains

David Adler, David Taylor, Alan Patterson

Proceedings Volume 4844, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460653

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Databases, Stars, Hubble Space Telescope, Space telescopes, Chlorine, Visibility, Switches, Human-machine interfaces, Fourier transforms

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