Ultra-Lightweight, Large-Aperture, Space-Based Telescope

	Goddard Space Flight Center 1991 Phase II Ultra-Lightweight, Large-Aperture, Space-Based Telescope Corning OCA Applied Optics Garden Grove, CA
INNOVATION Large aperture, all beryllium imaging telescopes that are extremely lightweight, space qualified, scaleable from 0.3 meters to over 1 meter and fully configurable to meet a variety of optical performance requirements	OCA MBLA Telescope Optional Powerpoint file
ACCOMPLISHMENTS All beryllium design achieves maximum optical performance at lowest weight Scaleable design allows construction of a family of telescopes from 0.3 meters to over 1 meter diameter Incorporated features that meet rigorous space launch environments	OCA MBLA Telescope Optional Powerpoint file
COMMERCIALIZATION Sales of over $4M in 1998 and $3M in 1999 Additional sales of $2 - $5M per year are expected starting in 2000	GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS One meter diameter beryllium telescope mirrors are being produced for the NASDA Experimental Lidar in Space Equipment (ELISE) program The PICASSO-CENA Lidar instrument will utilize a one meter diameter beryllium telescope
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