scholarly journals James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror integration: testing the multiwavelength interferometer on the test bed telescope

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gene Olczak ◽  
David J. Fischer ◽  
Mark Connelly ◽  
Conrad Wells
Keyword(s):  
Integration Testing ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Space Telescope ◽  
Primary Mirror ◽  
James Webb Space Telescope

Primary mirror segment assembly integration and alignment for the James Webb Space Telescope

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conrad Wells ◽  
Mark Mallette ◽  
David Fischer ◽  
Matthew Coon ◽  
John Amon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Telescope ◽  
Primary Mirror ◽  
James Webb Space Telescope

Optical Fabrication of the James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen Cole ◽  
Robert Garfield ◽  
Tracy Peters ◽  
Wendell Wolff ◽  
Robert Bernier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fabrication ◽  
Space Telescope ◽  
Primary Mirror ◽  
James Webb Space Telescope

Assembly integration and ambient testing of the James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conrad Wells ◽  
Tony Whitman ◽  
John Hannon ◽  
Wade Cook ◽  
Arthur Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Space Telescope ◽  
Primary Mirror ◽  
James Webb Space Telescope

scholarly journals In a Mechanism Far, Far Away

2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (04) ◽  
pp. 40-41
Keyword(s):  
Space Flight ◽  
Hubble Space Telescope ◽  
Space Telescope ◽  
Primary Mirror ◽  
Nasa Goddard Space ◽  
James Webb Space Telescope ◽  
Goddard Space Flight Center ◽  
Nose Cone ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Made In

This article describes features of James Webb Space Telescope, which is going to take the place of the Hubble Space Telescope in 2011. The Webb telescope is an orbiting infrared observatory, and the project is managed by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Webb Space Telescope will use extremely large aperture, low-mass mirrors. Made in segments so they can be folded to fit into a rocket nose cone for flight, they will open and array themselves when they reach their destination. These robust mirrors must be fabricated rapidly and cost-effectively. There are significant manufacturing challenges in the composite backplanes for the primary mirror. These are to be made from boron composites for their stiffness. The analysis and manufacturing challenges in the backplane are the adhesives used to combine all the composite parts and the uniformity to which the composites themselves can be manufactured. The structure of the primary mirror for the Webb Telescope permits small adjustments.

scholarly journals A Spitzer Warm Mission Ultra-Wide Survey As A Target Finder For The James Webb Space Telescope

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan P. Gardner ◽  
Xiaohui Fan ◽  
Gillian Wilson ◽  
Massimo Stiavelli ◽  
Lisa J. Storrie-Lombardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Telescope ◽  
James Webb Space Telescope
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