A General Purpose Astronomy Small Satellite: An approach to low-cost space telescope design using space-qualified ground telescopes

The General Purpose Astronomy - Small Satellite (GPA-SS) project studied the feasibility of developing a useful space telescope with a cost to launch below $100 million. An optical telescope assembly (OTA) designed for ground use is proposed for use in a space mission in order to take advantage of t...

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Main Authors: Bosanac, Natasha (Contributor), Do, Sydney (Contributor), Wen, Hui Ying (Contributor), Wicht, Anthony Charles (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SPIE, 2011-03-02T13:19:24Z.
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