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NASA's Work in Exoplanet Hunting Satellites and Robotic Servicing of SatellitesAn overview of three missions connected with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center at the present time: (1) NASA's flagship mission, the James Webb Space Telescope, is nearing its 2021 launch date. The James Webb, which is considered the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, will orbit at the Earth-Sun Lagrangian Point Two where it will peer back in time, using infrared detectors, to the beginnings of our Universe. (2) NASA is conducting pioneering work in the field of robotic satellite servicing in earth orbit. The RESTORE-L project, which is slated for a 2021 launch date, is expected to pave the way for the inception of robotic assembly for deep space exploration as well as the commercialization of satellite servicing. (3) The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been orbiting the Earth actively searching for new planets since April of 2018. The discoveries that TESS has made to-date have benefited from a careful characterization of the refractive lens assemblies on its science instruments. The presentation will provide a detailed description of how the index of refraction of the glasses used to fabricate the TESS lens assemblies were measured at Goddard to an accuracy that enables the ability to make exoplanet discoveries hundreds of light years from Earth.
Document ID
20190002025
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Miller, Kevin H. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
March 29, 2019
Publication Date
March 26, 2019
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN66421
Meeting Information
Meeting: NASA''s Work in Exoplanet Hunting Satellites and Robotic Servicing of Satellites
Location: Mont Claire, NJ
Country: United States
Start Date: March 27, 2019
Sponsors: Montclair State Univ.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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