Structural Modeling of the Next Generation Space Telescope's Primary Mirror

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Mirrors, Spaceborne Telescopes, Structural Analysis, Mathematical Models, Shear Strain, Elastic Deformation, Hubble Space Telescope, Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite

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In recent years, astronomical observations made with space telescopes have dramatically increased our understanding of the history of the universe. In particular, the cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have yielded observations that cannot be achieved at ground-based observatories. We now have views of the universe before galaxies existed (from COBE) and views of young galaxies (from HST). But none of the existing observatories can provide views of the period in which the galaxies were born, about 100 million to one billion years after the "big bang". NASA expects the Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) to fill this gap. An investigation into the structural modeling of the primary mirror of the NGST, its methodology and results are presented.

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