Origins Space Telescope : from first light to life : mission concept study report.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Goddard Space Flight Center. Astrophysics Science Division, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Origins Space Telescope (Spacecraft).

Space telescopes--United States.

Space telescopes.

Solar system--Origin.

Solar system.

Outer space--Exploration.

Outer space.

Origin of the Solar system.

Exploration of outer space.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([376] pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Mission concept study report.

Print version has title: Origins Space Telescope : from first stars to life : mission concept study report

Place of Publication:

[Greenbelt, Md.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrophysics Science Division], 2019.

Contents:

1. Science investigation. 1.1. How do galaxies form stars, build up metals, and grow their supermassive black holes from Reionization to today?

1.2. How do the conditions for habitability develop during the process of planet formation?

1.3. Do planets orbiting M-Dwarf stars support life?

1.4. Origins Science Traceability Matrix

2. Baseline mission overview. 2.1. Trade-space path to baseline concept

2.2. Mission requirements

2.3. Observatory architecture

2.4. Observatory thermal design

2.5. Baseline design configuration

2.6. Telescope

2.7. Origins instruments overview

2.8. Spacecraft summary

2.9. Integration and test

2.10. Mission operations

2.11. On-orbit servicing

3. Instrument descriptions. 3.1. Origins Survey Spectrometer (OSS)

3.2. Mid-infrared spectrometer (Camera) transit spectrometer (MISC-1)

3.3. Far-infrared imager and polarimeter (FIP)

4. Management, schedule, risks, cost, and descope. 4.1. Study team

4.2. Mission design team and organization

4.3. Risk management

4.4. Mission development schedule

4.5. Mission cost and cost estimating methodology

4.6. Mission descopes and trade analysis for Origins Space Telescope mission

4.7. Summary of Phase A study topics.

Notes:

"August 2019"--Cover.

"NP-2019-9-438-GSFC"--Page 4 of print version.

Includes bibliographical references (pages Ref-1-Ref-38).

Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (NASA, viewed Nov. 27, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version: Origins Space Telescope

OCLC:

1130311539