Goal: Give necessary optics background to tackle a space mission, which includes an optical payload Light .Interaction of light w/environment o Optical design fundamentals Optical performance considerations .Telescope types and CCd design interferometer types
Electromagnetic Formation Flight NRO DI Final review Friday, August 29, 2003 National reconnaissance office Headquarters Chantilly, VA LOCKHEED MART Massachusetts Institute of Lockheed Martin Corporation
OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT Outgassing in near vacuum Atmospheric drag Chemical reactions Plasma-induced charging Radiation damage of microcircuits, solar arrays, and sensors single event upsets in digital devices Hyper-velocity impacts