# Teledyne awarded $23 million NASA contract for infrared detectors for WFIRST mission

NASA awarded Teledyne Scientific & Imaging a $23 million contract to produce 72 Short Wave Infra-Red Sensor Chip Assemblies for the WFIRST astronomy mission. The 29-month contract runs through October 31, 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-06-15
- Where: Camarillo, California, United States
- Value: $23.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: infrared detectors, SWIR sensor chip assemblies
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Teledyne Scientific & Imaging](https://endata.com/companies/32602.md)
- [NASA](https://endata.com/companies/6403.md) (customer)
- [Teledyne Scientific & Imaging](https://endata.com/companies/32602.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [teledyne.com](https://www.teledyne.com/en-us/news/Pages/Teledyne-Awarded-$23-Million-Contract-to-Supply-Infrared-Detectors-to-NASA%E2%80%99s-WFIRST-Astronomy-Mission.aspx), 2018-06-15: "NASA has awarded a contract to Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC, located in Camarillo, California, for the Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) Sensor Chip Assembly (SCA) for the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) Project"
- [laserfocusworld.com](https://www.laserfocusworld.com/detectors-imaging/article/16571529/teledyne-wins-23-million-ir-fpa-contract-for-nasas-wfirst-astronomy-mission), 2018-06-18: "NASA has awarded Teledyne Scientific & Imaging (Camarillo, CA) a contract for the short wave infrared (SWIR) sensor chip assembly (SCA) for the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) project underway at the Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)."

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