THE PROPOSED WIDE-FIELD IMAGER INSTRUMENT FOR THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE BASED ON THE ASTROPHYSICS FOCUSED TELESCOPE ASSETS (WFIRST-AFTA) PROMISES TO UNCOVER MANY OUTSTANDING SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE. SAO PROPOSES TO PROVIDE HIGH LEVEL TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THIS EFFORT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMAIL AND VERBAL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN LESTER COHEN AND JEFFREY SCOTT SMITH NASA AND BETWEEN SANG PARK AND ALICE LUI THE SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY (SAO) IS PLEASED TO SUBMIT THIS LEVEL OF EFFORT PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE CONSULTATIVE SERVICES TO THE TELESCOPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS FOR THE WFIRST PROGRAM

Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC

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