JWST telescope integration and test progress

Gary W. Matthews; Tony L. Whitman; Lee D. Feinberg; Mark F. Voyton; Juli A. Lander; Ritva Keski-Kuha

doi:10.1117/12.2232040

29 July 2016 JWST telescope integration and test progress

Gary W. Matthews, Tony L. Whitman, Lee D. Feinberg, Mark F. Voyton, Juli A. Lander, Ritva Keski-Kuha

Proceedings Volume 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 990404 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232040
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a 6.5m, segmented, IR telescope that will explore the first light of the universe after the big bang. The JWST Optical Telescope Element (Telescope) integration and test program is well underway. The telescope was completed in the spring of 2016 and the cryogenic test equipment has been through two optical test programs leading up to the final flight verification program. The details of the telescope mirror integration will be provided along with the current status of the flight observatory. In addition, the results of the two optical ground support equipment cryo tests will be shown and how these plans fold into the flight verification program.

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Gary W. Matthews, Tony L. Whitman, Lee D. Feinberg, Mark F. Voyton, Juli A. Lander, and Ritva Keski-Kuha "JWST telescope integration and test progress", Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990404 (29 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232040

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