NASA's "Enduring Quests Daring Visions" report calls for an 8- to 16-meter Large UV-Optical-IR (LUVOIR) Surveyor mission to enable ultra-high-contrast spectroscopy and coronagraphy. AURA's "From Cosmic Birth to Living Earth" report calls for a 12-meter class High-Definition Space Telescope to pursue transformational scientific discoveries. The multi-center ATLAST Team is working to meet these needs. The MSFC Team is examining potential concepts that leverage the advantages of the SLS (Space Launch System). A key challenge is how to affordably get a large telescope into space. The JWST design was severely constrained by the mass and volume capacities of its launch vehicle. This problem is solved by using an SLS Block II-B rocket with its 10-m diameter x 30-m tall fairing and 45 mt payload to SE-L2. Previously, two development study cycles produced a detailed concept called ATLAST-8. Using ATLAST-8 as a point of departure, this paper reports on a new ATLAST-12 concept. ATLAST-12 is a 12-meter class segmented aperture LUVOIR with an 8-m class center segment. Thus, ATLAST-8 is now a de-scope option.


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    Title :

    SLS Launched Missions Concept Studies for LUVOIR Mission


    Contributors:
    Stahl H. P. (author) / Hopkins R. C. (author)

    Publication date :

    2015


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






    SLS Launched Missions Concept Studies for LUVOIR Mission

    Stahl, H. Philip / Hertz, Paul | NTRS | 2015



    SLS Launched Missions Concept Studies for LUVOIR Mission

    Stahl, H. Philip / Hopkins, Randall C. | NTRS | 2015