| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 309, 2024
EOS Annual Meeting (EOSAM 2024)
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| Article Number | 03001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 2 | |
| Section | Topical Meeting (TOM) 3- Optical System Design, Tolerancing and Manufacturing | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202430903001 | |
| Published online | 31 October 2024 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202430903001
Inflatable On-Axis and Off-Axis Space Telescope Designs
1 James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1630 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
2 Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, 933 N Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
3 Large Binocular Telescope Observatory, University of Arizona, 933 N Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
* Corresponding author: cwalker@arizona.edu
Published online: 31 October 2024
In the realm of astronomical scientific exploration, deployable and scalable approaches in space telescope systems are reshaping our understanding of the universe. Two revolutionary membrane-based space telescope designs, on-axis OASIS (Orbiting Astronomical Satellite for Investigating Stellar Systems) and off-axis SALTUS (Single Aperture Large Telescope for Universe Studies), have been developed as mid/far-infrared telescope concepts featuring an inflatable primary mirror. Through the scalable primary aperture design, these deployable space telescopes leverage an all-encompassing optical architecture that taps into the uncharted potential of extremely large telescope apertures. These visionary mission and optical designs pave the way for the next generation scalable telescopes of unprecedented dimensions and diffraction-limited imaging resolutions.
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