Paper 13093-27
The SmallSat Technology Accelerated Maturation Platform-1 (STAMP-1): a proposal to advance ultraviolet science, workforce, and technology for the Habitable Worlds Observatory
17 June 2024 • 13:20 - 13:40 Japan Standard Time | Room G414/415, North - 4F
Abstract
NASA’s Great Observatories Maturation Program (GOMAP) will advance the science definition, technology, and workforce needed for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) with the goal of a Phase A start by the end of the current decade. GOMAP offers long-term cost and schedule savings compared to the ‘TRL 6 by Preliminary Design Review’ paradigm historically adopted by large NASA missions. Many of the key technologies in the development queue for HWO require the combined activities of 1) facility and process development for validation of technologies at the scale required for HWO and 2) deployment in the ‘real world’ environment of mission Integration and Test prior to on-orbit operations. We present a concept for the Smallsat Technology Accelerated Maturation Platform (STAMP), an integrated facility, laboratory, and instrument prototype development program that could be supported through the GOMAP framework and applied to any of NASA’s Future Great Observatories (FGOs). This brief describes the recommendation for the first entrant into this program, “STAMP-1”, an ESPA Grande-class mission advancing key technologies to enable the ultraviolet capabilities of HWO. STAMP-1 would advance new broadband optical coatings, high-sensitivity ultraviolet detector systems, and multi-object target selection technology to TRL 6 with a flight demonstration. STAMP-1 advances HWO technology on an accelerated timescale, building on current ROSES SAT+APRA programs, reducing cost and schedule risk for HWO while conducting a compelling program of preparatory science and workforce development with direct benefits for HWO mission implementation in the 2030s.
Presenter
Kevin C. France
Univ. of Colorado Boulder (United States)
Kevin France is professor in the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado. Dr. France’s research focuses on exoplanets and their host stars, protoplanetary disks, and the development of instrumentation for ultraviolet astrophysics. He is the Principal Investigator of the ESCAPE Small Explorer mission concept, the CUTE small satellite mission, and a NASA-supported sounding rocket to study exoplanet atmospheres and flight-test critical path hardware for future UV/optical astrophysics missions. He is a regular guest observer with the Hubble Space Telescope and serves on numerous science and technical advisory groups for NASA. He was a member of the HST-COS instrument and science teams, the study PI for the LUVOIR ultraviolet spectrograph, and is a member of the HWO START. Dr. France received his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University in 2006 and was awarded NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Fellowship in 2013.