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| author | Feinberg, Lee D. Sitarski, Breann N. McElwain, Michael W. Arney, Giada Baker, Caleb Bolcar, Matthew R. Levine, Marie Liu, Alice Mennesson, Bertrand Roberge, Aki Smith, J. Scott Zhao, Feng Ziemer, John |
| author_facet | Feinberg, Lee D. Sitarski, Breann N. McElwain, Michael W. Arney, Giada Baker, Caleb Bolcar, Matthew R. Levine, Marie Liu, Alice Mennesson, Bertrand Roberge, Aki Smith, J. Scott Zhao, Feng Ziemer, John |
| contents | The Habitable Worlds Observatory is the first telescope ever designed to search for life and will be a powerhouse of discovery across topics in astrophysics. The observatory was the top recommendation of the Astro2020 Decadal Survey for large missions and a new HWO Technology Maturation Project Office was formed in August 2024 to mature the architecture, science and technology. In this paper we review the overall approach taken to mature the mission concept. We show progress on architecture development, integrated modeling, science cases, and technology roadmaps consistent with pre-formulation studies. We discuss plans for instrument studies and international engagement and science engagement including a Community Science and Instrument Team. Finally, we describe the plan forward to the Mission Concept Review. |
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| spellingShingle | Habitable Worlds Observatory's Concept and Technology Maturation: Initial Feasibility and Trade Space Exploration Feinberg, Lee D. Sitarski, Breann N. McElwain, Michael W. Arney, Giada Baker, Caleb Bolcar, Matthew R. Levine, Marie Liu, Alice Mennesson, Bertrand Roberge, Aki Smith, J. Scott Zhao, Feng Ziemer, John Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics The Habitable Worlds Observatory is the first telescope ever designed to search for life and will be a powerhouse of discovery across topics in astrophysics. The observatory was the top recommendation of the Astro2020 Decadal Survey for large missions and a new HWO Technology Maturation Project Office was formed in August 2024 to mature the architecture, science and technology. In this paper we review the overall approach taken to mature the mission concept. We show progress on architecture development, integrated modeling, science cases, and technology roadmaps consistent with pre-formulation studies. We discuss plans for instrument studies and international engagement and science engagement including a Community Science and Instrument Team. Finally, we describe the plan forward to the Mission Concept Review. |
| title | Habitable Worlds Observatory's Concept and Technology Maturation: Initial Feasibility and Trade Space Exploration |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.11803 |