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7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Pages 65-67

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... The group should include not only astronomers proposing specific observing programs, but also individuals with particular expertise in the design of large telescopes and space missions. The task group's basic philosophy is that the ATD/NTOT mission is primarily a demonstration of technology for future national security missions, with a nominal lifetime of only 1 year.
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... Pointed observations of specific targets suggested by guest observers should be carried out only if they can be done simply by adding fields to the survey program and provided that suitable guide stars are available in those fields.
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... Even without all the possible enhancements, it is clear that the ATD/NTOT mission, at least if flown with the task group' s suggested, critical enhancements (improved figure of the primary mirror, optical framing camera, and thermal control) , can contribute dramatically to astronomy, both in the development of future missions and in the return of key astronomical data.
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