2014 April: SPIRou passes its Final Design Review

The SPIRou Final Design Review was successfully held in Toulouse on 2014 April 28-30.

The design phase of SPIRou was recently completed with the Final Design Review held at Cité de l’Espace in Toulouse.

2014/04 – SPIRou passes its Final Design Review ©SPIRou-Team

SPIRou is now entering the construction phase, aiming for an integration of the whole instrument in Toulouse (IRAP / OMP) in 2016 and a first light at CFHT in 2017.

Regular information on how the construction of SPIRou progresses will be posted on this web site.

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