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Paper Abstract
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Observatory is the follow-on mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. JWST
will be the biggest space telescope ever built and it will lead to astounding scientific breakthroughs. The mission will be
launched in October 2018 from Kourou, French Guyana by an ESA provided Ariane 5 rocket. NIRSpec, one of the four
instruments on board of the mission, recently underwent a major upgrade. New infrared detectors were installed and the
Micro Shutter Assembly (MSA) was replaced as well. The rework was necessary because both systems were found to be
degrading beyond a level that could be accepted. The techniques and procedures that were applied during this campaign
will be elaborated in this paper. Some first cold test results of the upgraded instrument will be presented as well.
Paper Details
Date Published: 29 July 2016
PDF: 15 pages
Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99040D (29 July 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2232640
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9904:
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
Howard A. MacEwen; Giovanni G. Fazio; Makenzie Lystrup; Natalie Batalha; Nicholas Siegler; Edward C. Tong, Editor(s)
PDF: 15 pages
Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99040D (29 July 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2232640
Show Author Affiliations
Maurice te Plate, The Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)
Stephan Birkmann, The Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)
Peter Rumler, European Space Agency (Netherlands)
Peter Jensen, European Space Agency (Netherlands)
Robert Eder, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany)
Ralf Ehrenwinkler, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany)
Frank Merkle, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany)
Stephan Birkmann, The Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)
Peter Rumler, European Space Agency (Netherlands)
Peter Jensen, European Space Agency (Netherlands)
Robert Eder, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany)
Ralf Ehrenwinkler, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany)
Frank Merkle, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany)
Peter Mosner, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany)
Andreas Roedel, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany)
Max Speckmaier, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany)
Thomas E. Johnson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)
Brent Mott, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)
Stephen Snodgrass, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)
Andreas Roedel, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany)
Max Speckmaier, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany)
Thomas E. Johnson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)
Brent Mott, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)
Stephen Snodgrass, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9904:
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
Howard A. MacEwen; Giovanni G. Fazio; Makenzie Lystrup; Natalie Batalha; Nicholas Siegler; Edward C. Tong, Editor(s)
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