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luke strawwalker
02-24-2012, 12:39 AM
Here's a neat little report by Northrup Grumman from 4 years ago... it details VERY large telescope proposals capable of being launched in a 10-12 meter Ares V payload fairing. Such telescopes could also be launched on SLS, although perhaps limited to a slightly smaller size. Seeing one of these monsters actually fly would REALLY be a kick!

Enjoy! OL JR

luke strawwalker
02-24-2012, 12:43 AM
Here's a few more...

And here's a link to a movie showing how such a huge 21 meter telescope would unfold once it arrived at its destination (probably a Sun-Earth Libration point (SEL1 or 2... this gives MUCH better viewing than LEO, since you're not circling a huge honkin' planet that takes up half the sky and covers what you're trying to look at 45 minutes out of every 90 minutes...) Just click the link "Attachments: 21 meter Hex Stack Deployment.wmv" It takes a little bit to load, but it's worth it... REALLY neat!

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=27949.msg858994#msg858994

Later! OL JR

luke strawwalker
02-24-2012, 12:46 AM
Last one...

OL JR