Proposal to National Aeronautics and Space Administration for continuation of a grazing incidence imaging telescope for X-ray astronomy using sounding rockets
Abstract
The construction of a high resolution imaging telescope experiment payload suitable for launch on an Astrobee F sounding rocket was proposed. Also integration, launch, and subsequent data analysis effort were included. The payload utilizes major component subassemblies from the HEAO-B satellite program which were nonflight development units for that program. These were the X ray mirror and high resolution imager brassboard detector. The properties of the mirror and detector were discussed. The availability of these items for a sounding rocket experiment were explored with the HEAO-B project office.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- January 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976STIN...7820027M
- Keywords:
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- Grazing Incidence Telescopes;
- Sounding Rockets;
- X Ray Astronomy;
- Astrobee Rocket Vehicles;
- Cost Analysis;
- Heao;
- High Resolution;
- Mirrors;
- Telescopes;
- Astronomy