Corning Supplies Custom Optical Components to NASA
19 Junho 2014 - 9:30AM
Components to be used in asteroid mission
CORNING, N.Y. -
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced today the delivery of
custom optical components to NASA for use in its OSIRIS-REx
mission, the third mission in NASA's New Frontiers Program.
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will visit a near-Earth
asteroid named Bennu, launching in 2016 and reaching the asteroid
in 2018. After a detailed study, the spacecraft will obtain a
sample and return to Earth in 2023.
Corning manufactured two high-precision mirrors to
collect and image light reflected by the asteroid, as part of the
spacecraft's OVIRS instrument. This tool will help researchers
identify areas on the asteroid that may contain water or organic
materials, such as certain amino acids, which are the building
blocks of life.
Corning was specifically chosen by NASA for its
ability to produce low-scatter, high-accuracy, bare aluminum optics
and to test them at cryogenic temperatures (approximately 120
Kelvin or minus 244 degrees Fahrenheit) - representative of
temperatures the optical components will encounter in space.
The custom optical components were made in
Corning's Keene, N.H., manufacturing plant, part of Corning
Specialty Materials.
"As a company founded on science and discovery, we
are delighted to support this important research. Corning has a
rich history with NASA, dating back more than 50 years to America's
first mission to space," said Curt Weinstein, vice president and
general manager, Advanced Optics, Corning Specialty Materials.
Corning has produced mirrors for the Hubble,
Gemini, and Subaru telescopes along with providing window glass for
all of NASA's manned spacecraft missions and the International
Space Station. Additionally, Corning's custom opto-mechanical
systems have been used in the James Webb Space Telescope, the New
Horizons Mission, and in solar coronagraphs.
The OSIRIS-REx mission is a partnership among the
University of Arizona, NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center, and
industry partners.
"Asteroid Bennu is a primitive asteroid,
relatively unchanged since the solar system formed over 4.5 billion
years ago," said Dante Lauretta, University of Arizona scientist
and principal investigator for the mission. "OVIRS will search for
organics and water, and in doing so will help us select a sample
with the highest science value. We are delighted to have been able
to call on Corning for their expertise and support in helping us
build this tremendous instrument."
For more information on Corning Specialty
Materials, please visit www.corning.com/specialtymaterials.
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Corning (www.corning.com) is one of the world's leading innovators
in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied
its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and
optical physics to develop products that have created new
industries and transformed people's lives. Corning succeeds through
sustained investment in R&D, a unique combination of material
and process innovation, and close collaboration with customers to
solve tough technology challenges. Corning's businesses and markets
are constantly evolving. Today, Corning's products enable diverse
industries such as consumer electronics, telecommunications,
transportation, and life sciences. They include damage-resistant
cover glass for smartphones and tablets; precision glass for
advanced displays; optical fiber, wireless technologies, and
connectivity solutions for high-speed communications networks;
trusted products that accelerate drug discovery and manufacturing;
and emissions-control products for cars, trucks, and off-road
vehicles.
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