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Teledyne to Deliver Advanced Detectors for the Lazuli Space Observatory, Accelerating Next-Generation, Open-Access Astronomy
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., March 30, 2026--Teledyne Space Imaging, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has been awarded a contract by Schmidt Sciences to deliver advanced near-infrared (NIR) H4RG-10 flight focal plane arrays (FPAs) and custom electronics for integration into the Integral Field Spectrograph on the groundbreaking Lazuli Space Observatory. Part of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System, Lazuli aims to transform open-access astronomy by expanding scientific acc
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