Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002esasp.514..283v&link_type=abstract
In: Earth-like planets and moons. Proceedings of the 36th ESLAB Symposium, 3 - 8 June 2002, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. E
Physics
Infrared Telescopes: Moon, Space Missions
Scientific paper
In this paper a description will be given of the design of the telescope and the scenario that was chosen to construct this telescope. The Location and type of mission requires a design that is scenario and environment driven. The Scenario determines way of construction (on earth, in orbit, on moon), timeline and maximum masses, sizes and volume of the payloads to be delivered to the lunar surface. The location on the Moon means that no infrastructure or resources are available without processing except for the lunar regolith itself. The environment determines the choices of materials and details (dust, ground situation). The local terrain determines communication, energy-supply, light, resources, location, foundation and the way of construction. It appears that it is possible to built a telescope with the same capabilities as the Next Generation Space Telescope on the Lunar South Pole except for the sky coverage that will be limited by the location and orientation. The telescope has a diameter of 8 meters and is an altitude-azimuth design. The bearings will be made of super-conducting magnets that use flux-pinning to stabilize themselves while at the same time they are very energy-efficient. The foundation will be put together and dug in-situ using robots and telepresence in a virtual reality environment and using local laser rangefinders. It all goes well the telescope is expected to have settlements no larger than 0.03 mm during operation. When the telescope is built, an infrastructure has been created for energy supply and relaying communications. The total mission is achieved by launching 3 Ariane 5 rockets in the 2006 configuration that can launch 20,000 kg in GTO.
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