SALTUS Probe Class Space Mission: Enabled by 20-m Inflatable Mirror
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics（2022）
Abstract
SALTUS (Single Aperture Large Telescope for Universe Studies) is a mid/far-infrared telescope concept utilizing a 20-m scale inflatable mirror antenna. The light-weight mirror utilizes a membrane architecture that has been developed and characterized specifically for space-based applications. The telescope's end-to-end optical design and optimization process unleashes the unprecedented photon collecting power of a large space aperture. A series of inflatable mirror prototypes have been designed, manufactured, and tested. These tests confirmed the optical performance of the apertures under space-like conditions. This paradigm changing approach will allow the realization of a new generation of space telescopes far larger than can be achieved utilizing conventional technologies.
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SALTUS probe class space mission,20-m inflatable,Single Aperture Large Telescope,Universe Studies,telescope concept,20-m scale inflatable mirror antenna,light-weight mirror,membrane architecture,space-based applications,unprecedented photon collecting power,space aperture,inflatable mirror prototypes,optical performance,space-like conditions,space telescopes,utilizing conventional technologies
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