Weekly Space Hangout: January 22, 2020 – Dr. Kenneth Carpenter of HST and WFIRST
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Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Allen Versfeld (https://www.urban-astronomer.com/ / @uastronomer) Carolyn Collins Petersen (TheSpaceWriter.com / @spacewriter) Michael Rodruck (@michaelrodruck) This week we welcome Dr. Kenneth Carpenter to the Weekly Space Hangout. Ken is the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Operations Project Scientist and the Ground System Scientist for WFIRST. He leads the Stellar Imager Vision Mission concept development, and provides … Continue reading "Weekly Space Hangout: January 22, 2020 – Dr. Kenneth Carpenter of HST and WFIRST"
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