Fracture Control for NIRSpec Kinematic Mounts
Abstract
An ESA contribution to the JWST is the Near Infra-Red Spectrograph (NIRSpec) capable of high-resolution spectroscopy. The development of the NIRSpec was commissioned to Astrium. This contribution deals with the fracture control for the optical bench kinematic (OBK) mounts which are critical structural elements of the NIRSpec platform. A summary of the main activities is given as well as difficulties encountered throughout the process and solutions adopted.
- Publication:
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13th European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials & Environmental Testing
- Pub Date:
- June 2014
- Bibcode:
- 2014ESASP.727E.138V