BAE Systems has successfully shipped the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI) to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, signaling the completion of integration and […]
Wide Field Instrument (WFI)
BAE Systems testing of Roman Space Telescope’s primary instrument nearing completion
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI), the primary scientific instrument on NASA’s next-generation observatory, has entered the final stages of environmental testing at BAE Systems in […]
NASA delivers completed Heart of Roman Space Telescope’s Primary Instrument to Ball Aerospace
The heart of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was recently delivered to Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado, for integration into the WFI (Wide Field Instrument). Called the FPS (Focal […]
Ball Aerospace integrates the opto-mechanical assembly for the Roman Space Telescope
Ball Aerospace has successfully completed the alignment and integration of the Wide Field Instrument (WFI) opto-mechanical assembly for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — the company has moved into […]