Livermore Lab To Fly Dual-Band Telescope The Size Of A Loaf Of Bread

Deep Purple Principal Investigator Jordan Smilo holds a flight-ready optics package for the Lawrence Livermore National Lab's novel compact telescope, known as Deep Purple.

Deep Purple Principal Investigator Jordan Smilo holds a flight-ready optics package for the Lawrence Livermore National Lab's novel compact telescope, known as Deep Purple.

Credit: Irene Klotz/SmallSat
LOGAN, Utah—Among the payloads being prepared to launch onboard SpaceX’s upcoming rideshare mission is an 11-lb. dual-band telescope that was built in a year for about $1 million. Outfitted with both ultraviolet and short-wave infrared telescopes, the payload, known as Deep Purple, was designed...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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