Paper 13100-45
Paper 13100-45
Thermal Design of an Observatory on a Highly Eccentric Orbit
18 June 2024 • 10:45 - 11:00 Japan Standard Time | Room G214, North - 2F
Abstract
This presentation will discuss potential solutions for making thermally feasible a space-based telescope concept that would use a 6.5 m monolithic borosilicate primary mirror. The models include orbital calculations to account for environmental constraints and internal heat transfer models to account for thermal stability. In the future, such a telescope could be launched into space without the need for in-orbit assembly or deployments, decreasing the project complexity and cost.
Presenter
Florida Institute of Technology (United States)
Dr. Paula do Vale Pereira is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology. She directs that SPACE Lab, where she performs research on the development of technology for space exploration, mainly through the use of small spacecraft and probes for the exploration of Ocean Worlds, such as Europa and Enceladus. She has worked on the development, integration, testing, and operations of three spacecraft and on the development, testing, and modeling of melt probes for subsurface descent in the cryogenic vacuum ice found in icy moons in the outer solar system. She received her Ph.D. in Space Systems Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), worked as a visiting student researcher at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and is currently part of two AIAA technical committees, where she chairs Technical Affairs for the Small Satellite Technical Committee.