Publication type: Non-refereed

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    Design and integration of a SWIR objective lens for the space-borne DRAGO-2 optical system
    We present the design of the objective lens for the DRAGO-2 optical system, a compact SWIR camera designed for the space environment. DRAGO-2 is the long-focal...
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    Design and manufacture of athermalized optomechanical mounts for GRANCAIN, the infrared imaging instrument for GTC's adaptive optics
    GRANCAIN (GRAN CAmara INfrarroja) is a first-light imaging instrument in the infrared J, H and K bands that will be integrated into the adaptive optics focus of...
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    Design and operation of high performance space telescopes
    The design and construction of an asteroid-borne giant optical telescope, and a multi-antenna ultra long baseline free-flying radio interferometer are described...
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    Design and performance of the ESA Optical Ground Station
    The European Space Agency (ESA) has undertaken the development of Optical Data Relay payloads, aimed at establishing free space optical communication links...
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    Design and performance of the Paranal cute-SCIDAR instrument for real-time turbulence profiles measurements
    We present in this paper the new cute-SCIDAR instrument, entirely developed by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), delivered recently at the...
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    Design concept of the electrical ground support equipment for the AIV and calibration of the Euclid NISP instrument
    The Near Infrared Spectro-Photometer (NISP) on board the Euclid ESA mission will be developed and tested at various levels of integration using various test...
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    Design concepts and options for the Thermal Infrared Imager (TIRI) as part of ESA's Asteroid Impact Mission.
    ESA's Asteroid Impact Mission (AIM) is being studied as part of the joint ESA/NASA AIDA mission for launch in 2020. AIDA's primary mission is to investigate the...
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    Design course in space astronomy
    The aim of this course is to provide direct experience of collaboration with other European astronomy/space science students and to gain an insight into the...
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    Design drivers for a wide-field multi-object spectrograph for the William Herschel Telescope
    Wide-field multi-object spectroscopy is a high priority for European astronomy over the next decade. Most 8-10m telescopes have a small field of view, making 4...