Wide-Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST) Interim Report

Understand

In December 2010, NASA created a Science Definition Team (SDT) for WFIRST, the Wide Field Infra-Red Survey Telescope, recommended by the Astro 2010 Decadal Survey as the highest priority for a large space mission.

• The SDT was chartered to work with the WFIRST Project Office at GSFC and the Program Office at JPL to produce a Design Reference Mission (DRM) for WFIRST.
• This paper describes an Interim DRM.
• The DRM will be completed in 2012.