Ball Aerospace Completes Critical Design Review of Roman Space Telescope Instrument
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BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Ball Aerospace, partnered with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, successfully completed the critical design review of the Wide Field Instrument (WFI), which will be the primary science instrument on NASA s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, formerly known as the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).
Credit: NASA. Artist rendering of NASA s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Now that we have passed this critical milestone, we will continue to work hand-in-hand with NASA as we move from the design phase and into building and integrating the instrument, said Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, vice president and general manager, Civil Space, Ball Aerospace. It s always exciting to get to the hardware build, and particularly in this case as WFI is the central science instrument on Roman.