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Primary Instrument for Roman Space Telescope Shipped to NASA

Wide Field Instrument Manufactured by BAE Systems

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Tom Patton
Aug 19, 2024
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI) has been shipped to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, signaling the completion of integration and testing of the state-of-the-art instrument by BAE Systems.

“The Wide Field Instrument is one of the most sophisticated instruments ever constructed, and once it’s on…

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