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21 September 2012 Status of the JWST optical telescope element
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Significant progress has been made in the development of the Optical Telescope Element (OTE) for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Observatory. All of the mirror assemblies are complete and through final testing. The composite Pathfinder Primary Mirror Backplane Support Structure (PMBSS) has been completed and the flight structure is making significant progress. This paper will discuss the current status of all the OTE components and the plan forward to completion.
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Charlie Atkinson, Scott Texter, Ritva Keski-Kuha, and Lee Feinberg "Status of the JWST optical telescope element", Proc. SPIE 8442, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 84422E (21 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927594
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KEYWORDS
Mirrors

James Webb Space Telescope

Optical fabrication

Optical components

Shape memory alloys

Optical telescopes

Cryogenics

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