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Jet
Propulsion Laboratory
1992 Phase II
Lightweight
Telescope for Space Science and Communications
SSG, Inc.
Wilmington, MA
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INNOVATION
Lightweight, temperature insensitive
flight telescope which supports optical communications and remote sensing
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MICAS Instrument for Deep
Space 1 Mission
Optional Powerpoint
file
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Designed multifunction telescope
of silicon carbide
- Produced 30 cm aperture telescope
made entirely of silicon carbide optics and structures
- Produced lightweight silicon
carbide mirror with surface accuracy required for visible optics
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- Space optical communications
- Commercial remote sensing satellites
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- Provided telescope for MICAS
Instrument on Deep Space 1 - first New Millennium technology demonstration
mission
- MICAS is a multipurpose camera,
supporting the spacecraft navigation system and scientific exploration
mission
- Potential applications in deep
space mission to Europa and Pluto
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