Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings (Dec 2014)

The World Space Observatory - Ultraviolet (WSO-UV) Space Telescope; Status Update in 2013

  • Ana I. Gómez de Castro,
  • Boris Shustov,
  • Mikhail Sachkov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2014.01.0298
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 298 – 302

Abstract

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This is a short primer and a brief update on the status of the World Space Observatory-Ultraviolet (WSO-UV) project dated in May 2013. WSO-UV is a 170m primary space telescope equipped for ultraviolet imaging and spectroscopy that will be operational in 2017 hosting an open science program for the world-wide scientic community.