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February 27, 2021 article Open access Aachen paper

Origins Space Telescope science drivers to design traceability

Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems, vol. 7, pp. 1–19

DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.7.1.011012 Full text (OA) OpenAlex

Abstract

The Origins Space Telescope (Origins) concept is designed to investigate the creation and dispersal of elements essential to life, the formation of planetary systems, and the transport of water to habitable worlds and the atmospheres of exoplanets around nearby K- and M-dwarfs to identify potentially habitable—and even inhabited—worlds. These science priorities are aligned with NASA’s three major astrophysics science goals: How does the Universe work? How did we get here? and Are we alone? We briefly describe the science case that arose from the astronomical community and the science traceability matrix for Origins. The science traceability matrix prescribes the design of Origins and demonstrates that it will address the key science questions motivated by the science case.

Authors 38

  1. Margaret M. Meixner

    Ames Research Center · Space Telescope Science Institute · Johns Hopkins University

    Affiliation as printed

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr

    Johns Hopkins Univ. (United States)

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

  2. Asantha Roshan Cooray

    University of California, Irvine

    Affiliation as printed

    Univ. of California, Irvine

    University of California, Irvine, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Irvine, California

  3. David T. Leisawitz

    Goddard Space Flight Center · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Affiliation as printed

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

  4. Johannes G. Staguhn

    Goddard Space Flight Center · Johns Hopkins University

    Affiliation as printed

    Johns Hopkins Univ

    Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

  5. L. Armus

    California Institute of Technology · Infrared Processing and Analysis Center

    Affiliation as printed

    Caltech

    Caltech (United States)

    Caltech/Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, Pasadena, California

  6. Cara Battersby

    University of Connecticut

    Affiliation as printed

    Univ. of Connecticut

    University of Connecticut, Department of Physics, Storrs, Connecticut

  7. J. M. Bauer

    University of Maryland, College Park

    Affiliation as printed

    Univ. of Maryland, College Park

    University of Maryland, Astronomy Department, College Park, Maryland

  8. Dominic J. Benford

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Astrophysics Division

    Affiliation as printed

    NASA Headquarters

    Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Astrophysics Division, Washington, DC

  9. Edwin A. Bergin

    Ames Research Center · University of Michigan

    Affiliation as printed

    Univ. of Michigan

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

    University of Michigan, Department of Astronomy, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  10. Charles Matt Bradford

    California Institute of Technology · Ames Research Center · Space Telescope Science Institute · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Affiliation as printed

    Jet Propulsion Lab

    Caltech/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

  11. D. Burgarella

    Ames Research Center · Johns Hopkins University · Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille

    Affiliation as printed

    Lab. d'Astrophysique de Marseille

    Johns Hopkins Univ. (United States)

    Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, Marseille

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

  12. Sean Carey

    California Institute of Technology · Infrared Processing and Analysis Center

    Affiliation as printed

    Caltech

    Caltech/Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, Pasadena, California

  13. E. De Beck

    Ames Research Center · University of California, Irvine · Chalmers University of Technology

    Affiliation as printed

    Chalmers Univ. of Technology

    Chalmers Institute of Technology, Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Gothenburg

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

    Univ. of California, Irvine (United States)

  14. Kimberly Ennico-Smith

    Ames Research Center · Goddard Space Flight Center

    Affiliation as printed

    NASA Ames Research Ctr

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

  15. Jonathan J. Fortney

    California Institute of Technology · Ames Research Center · University of California, Santa Cruz

    Affiliation as printed

    Univ. of California, Santa Cruz

    Caltech (United States)

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

    University of California, Santa Cruz, Astronomy and Astrophysics Department, Santa Cruz, California

  16. Maryvonne Gérin

    Ames Research Center · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · University of Connecticut · Observatoire de Paris · Sorbonne Université · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères · Infrared Processing and Analysis Center · University of Maryland, College Park

    Affiliation as printed

    Sorbonne Univ

    Infrared Processing and Analysis Ctr. (United States)

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

    Sorbonne Université, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, LERMA, Paris

    Univ. of Connecticut (United States)

    Univ. of Maryland, College Park (United States)

  17. Frank P. Helmich Aachen SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research Netherlands Institute for Space Research

    Space Research Organisation Netherlands

    Affiliation as printed

    SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

    Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON), Groningen

  18. Tiffany Kataria

    California Institute of Technology · Ames Research Center · Space Telescope Science Institute · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Affiliation as printed

    Caltech

    Caltech/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

  19. Eric E. Mamajek

    California Institute of Technology · Ames Research Center · Space Telescope Science Institute · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Affiliation as printed

    Caltech

    Caltech/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

  20. Gary J. Melnick

    Ames Research Center · Space Telescope Science Institute · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Affiliation as printed

    Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. for Astrophysics

    Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

  21. Stefanie N. Milam

    Goddard Space Flight Center · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Affiliation as printed

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

  22. Samuel Harvey Moseley

    Goddard Space Flight Center · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Affiliation as printed

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

  23. Desika Narayanan

    Space Telescope Science Institute · University of Florida

    Affiliation as printed

    Univ. of Florida

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

    University of Florida, Department of Astronomy, Gainesville, Florida

  24. Susan G. Neff

    Goddard Space Flight Center · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Affiliation as printed

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

  25. Deborah L. Padgett

    California Institute of Technology · Ames Research Center · Space Telescope Science Institute · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Affiliation as printed

    Caltech

    Caltech/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

  26. Klaus M. Pontoppidan

    Space Telescope Science Institute

    Affiliation as printed

    Space Telescope Science Institute

    Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland

  27. Alexandra Pope

    Space Telescope Science Institute · Johns Hopkins University · University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Affiliation as printed

    Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst

    Johns Hopkins Univ. (United States)

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

    University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Astronomy, Massachusetts

  28. Thomas L. Roellig

    Ames Research Center · Goddard Space Flight Center

    Affiliation as printed

    NASA Ames Research Ctr

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

  29. Itsuki Sakon

    Space Telescope Science Institute · University of California, Irvine · The University of Tokyo

    Affiliation as printed

    The Univ. of Tokyo

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

    Univ. of California, Irvine (United States)

  30. Karin M. Sandstrom

    Space Telescope Science Institute · Goddard Space Flight Center · University of California San Diego

    Affiliation as printed

    Univ. of California, San Diego

    CASS, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

  31. Douglas Scott

    California Institute of Technology · Space Telescope Science Institute · University of British Columbia

    Affiliation as printed

    The Univ. of British Columbia

    Caltech (United States)

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

    University of British Columbia, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vancouver, British Columbia

  32. Kartik Sheth

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Astrophysics Division

    Affiliation as printed

    NASA Headquarters

    Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Astrophysics Division, Washington, DC

  33. Kevin B. Stevenson

    Space Telescope Science Institute · Infrared Processing and Analysis Center

    Affiliation as printed

    Space Telescope Science Institute

    Infrared Processing and Analysis Ctr. (United States)

    Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland

  34. Kate Y. L. Su

    Space Telescope Science Institute · University of Arizona · University of Connecticut

    Affiliation as printed

    The Univ. of Arizona

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

    The University of Arizona, Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, Tucson, Arizona

    Univ. of Connecticut (United States)

  35. Joaquin D. Vieira

    Space Telescope Science Institute · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · University of Illinois System · University of Maryland, College Park

    Affiliation as printed

    Univ. of Illinois

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

    Univ. of Maryland, College Park (United States)

    University of Illinois, Department of Astronomy, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois

  36. Martina Wiedner

    Ames Research Center · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · University of Connecticut · Johns Hopkins University · Observatoire de Paris · Sorbonne Université · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

    Affiliation as printed

    Sorbonne Univ., Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, LERMA, Paris

    Johns Hopkins Univ. (United States)

    SOFIA Science Mission Operations, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

    Sorbonne Université, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, LERMA, Paris

    Univ. of Connecticut (United States)

  37. EDWARD L. WRIGHT

    Space Telescope Science Institute · Johns Hopkins University · University of California, Los Angeles

    Affiliation as printed

    Univ. of California, Los Angeles

    Johns Hopkins Univ. (United States)

    Space Telescope Science Institute (United States)

    UCLA, Division of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Los Angeles, California

  38. Jonas Stasys Zmuidzinas

    California Institute of Technology

    Affiliation as printed

    Caltech

    Caltech, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, Pasadena, California

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