SLS Launched Missions Concept Studies for LUVOIR Mission

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SLS Launched Missions Concept Studies for LUVOIR Mission

Stahl, H. Philip / Hopkins, Randall C.

NASA's "Enduring Quests Daring Visions" report calls for an 8- to 16-meter Large UV-Optical-IR (LUVOIR) Surveyor mission to enable ultra-high-contrast spectroscopy and coronagraphy. AURA's "From Cosmic Birth to Living Earth" report calls for a 12-meter class High-Definition Space Telescope to pursue transformational scientific discoveries. The multi-center ATLAST Team is working to meet these needs. The MSFC Team is examining potential concepts that leverage the advantages of the SLS (Space Launch System). A key challenge is how to affordably get a large telescope into space. The JWST design was severely constrained by the mass and volume capacities of its launch vehicle. This problem is solved by using an SLS Block II-B rocket with its 10-m diameter x 30-m tall fairing and 45 mt payload to SE-L2. Previously, two development study cycles produced a detailed concept called ATLAST-8. Using ATLAST-8 as a point of departure, this paper reports on a new ATLAST-12 concept. ATLAST-12 is a 12-meter class segmented aperture LUVOIR with an 8-m class center segment. Thus, ATLAST-8 is now a de-scope option.

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Title :

SLS Launched Missions Concept Studies for LUVOIR Mission

Contributors:

Stahl, H. Philip (author) / Hopkins, Randall C. (author)

Conference:

SPIE Optics + Photonics 2015 ; 2015 ; San Diego, CA, United States
UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VII ; 2015 ; San Diego, CA, United States

Publication date :

2015-08-09

Type of media :

Conference paper

Type of material :

No indication

Language :

English

Keywords :

Technology , Space , Optics , Mirror , Launch Vehicles And Launch Operations