Transforming the Deep Space Network into the Interplanetary Network
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Space exploration missions are undergoing a significant transformation as are the expectations of their scientific investigators and the public who participate in these great voyages of exploration.
The Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is the fourth in NASA's series of Great Observatories and will feature a one-meter class telescope in high earth orbit. Planned for launch around the turn of the century, the lifetime of this cryogenically cooled observatory will be approximately five years. This paper presents an overview of the current status of the requirements and design for SIRTF. This iterative process is described, and some examples are drawn from the upper end of the hierarchy.