Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006aas...20921001c&link_type=abstract
2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #210.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society,
Computer Science
Performance
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Scientific paper
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large aperture, space telescope designed for near and mid-IR imaging and spectroscopy. JWST is designed to be launched in 2013, to an orbit at L2 aboard an Ariane 5 launcher. The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is the lead center for the JWST program and manages the project for NASA. The prime contractor for JWST is Northrop Grumman Space Technology (NGST). JWST is a cooperative project with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). In this poster we will review the current status of the JWST architecture and highlight recent progress in design of the telescope's primary mirror backplane structure, wavefront sensing and control and the deployable sunshield. JWST's primary mirrors are well into production since they are on the Project's critical path. We will review the status of the flight mirror production and discuss plans for optical verification of the telescope. Finally, current performance predictions for JWST will be reviewed in the context of its science requirements.
Bowers Charles
Clampin Mark
Feinberg Lee
Project JWST
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