Kuiper, S. (author), Doelman, N.J. (author), Overtoom, T. (author), Nieuwkoop, E. (author), Russchenberg, T. (author), van Riel, M.J.C.M. (author), Wildschut, J.A. (author), Baeten, M.J.J. (author), Spruit, W.E.T. (author), Brinkers, S. (author), Human, J.D. (author) To increase the collecting power and to improve the angular imaging resolution, space telescopes are evolving towards larger primary mirrors. The aerial density of the telescope mirrors needs to be kept low, however, to be compatible with the launch requirements. A light-weight (primary) mirror will introduce additional optical aberrations to...
conference paper 2017