Space for the telescope - an account of NASA's projected Space Telescope

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Feb 1982

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Contemporary Physics, vol. 23, Jan.-Feb. 1982, p. 45-63.

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Optics

Hubble Space Telescope, Nasa Programs, Reflecting Telescopes, Attitude Control, Cassegrain Optics, Faint Object Camera, Reaction Wheels, Spaceborne Astronomy, Spacecraft Instruments, Support Systems

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In connection with limitations imposed on the performance of an astronomical telescope by the optical characteristics of the atmosphere, efforts have been made for some time to position telescopes above the most dense regions of the atmosphere. Advances in space technology have now made it possible to place telescopes entirely beyond the confines of the atmosphere. The benefits of operating a large telescope above the atmosphere are discussed, and an investigation is conducted regarding the requirements for a full utilization of the airless environment. A description is presented of the Space Telescope, which is to be launched into orbit in 1985. The Space Telescope will be a complete unmanned observatory, of which the telescope itself is only a part. The three basic units of the complex include the Optical Telescope Assembly, the Support Systems Module, and the Scientific Instruments.

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