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View article: The Design, Verification, and Performance of the James Webb Space Telescope
The Design, Verification, and Performance of the James Webb Space Telescope Open
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is NASA’s flagship mission successor to the highly successful Hubble Space Telescope. It is an infrared observatory featuring a cryogenic 6.6 m aperture, deployable Optical Telescope Element (OTE) with…
View article: Architectures and Technologies for a Space Telescope for Solar System Science
Architectures and Technologies for a Space Telescope for Solar System Science Open
We advocate for a mission concept study for a space telescope dedicated to solar system science in Earth orbit. Such a study was recommended by the Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) report "Getting Ready for the Next P…
View article: The science enabled by a dedicated solar system space telescope
The science enabled by a dedicated solar system space telescope Open
The National Academy Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) made a recommendation to study a large/medium-class dedicated space telescope for planetary science, going beyond the Discovery-class dedicated planetary space tel…