Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

NASA satellite of the Explorer program

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2018 The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to Bennett, Gary Hinshaw, Norman Jarosik, Page, Spergel, and the WMAP science team.
2012 Bennett and the WMAP science team were awarded the Gruber Prize in cosmology.
2012 The final official WMAP data release occurred, presenting nine years of collected data.
2010 Charles L. Bennett, Lyman A. Page Jr., and David N. Spergel were awarded the Shaw Prize in astronomy for their WMAP work.
October 2010 WMAP spacecraft was placed in a heliocentric graveyard orbit after completing nine years of operations.

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NASA

American space and aeronautics agency

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Federally funded research and development center for radio astronomy

Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Division of the Boeing Company that builds military aircraft