Abstract: A new vibration isolation system for a Space Shuttle payload is described. Designed for a large optical instrument to be launched aboard the next Hubble Telescope servicing mission, the system uses a set of eight telescoping struts to mount the payload to a shuttle pallet. Each strut is a combination of a titanium coil spring and a passive damper. The latter dissipates energy through eddy currents induced in a conductor moving in a dc magnetic field. The result is a simple, robust, all-metal isolation mount that is linear over a long stroke, relatively insensitive to temperature, and contains no fluids. Design of the system is described and strut- level test results are given along with predictions for system-level isolation under flight loads. !0
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