MPIA News

vH&S Contribution to the Roman Space Telescope

The Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg has published a new press release detailing the latest advancements in the construction of the Coronagraph Instrument (CGI). vH&S staff participated in the construction phase of the Precision Alignment Mechanisms (PAM). The full press release can be read on the MPIA website.

PAM flight model with optical color filters mounted on the optical bench of the CGI (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
PAM flight model with optical color filters mounted on the optical bench of the CGI (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)