The main SPIRou milestones are as follows:
- 2010 December: Conceptual Design Review
- 2012 October: Preliminary Design Review
- 2014 April: Final Design Review. More info…
- 2015 June: Mid Term Review. More info…
- 2015-2016 : Manufacturing, procurement, assembly, integration, testing and validation at IRAP
- 2017 November : Final Acceptance Tests Review. More info…
- 2018 January : Shipping to CFHT
- 2018 February: Installation at CFHT. More info…
- 2018 April: First light on sky at CFHT. More info…
- 2019 January: Final Acceptance Review. More info…
- 2019 February: Beginning of SPIRou Legacy Survey