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Spanish astrophysicist

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María Begoña Vila Costas is a Spanish astrophysicist specializing in the study of spiral galaxies. C. and works as a systems engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

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2025honorary doctorate
2022NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal
2022Marca España
2017María Josefa Wonenburger Planells Prize
2016Exceptional Public Achievement Medal

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María Begoña Vila Costas is a Spanish astrophysicist specializing in the study of spiral galaxies. She currently resides in Washington, D.C. and works as a systems engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. She is the lead engineer for the Fine Guidance Sensor and Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS-NIRISS) on the James Webb Space Telescope - the Hubble's successor - in addition to being in charge of the final cold test of the group of instruments before their integration with the telescope. She is now working on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

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Spain
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Scientists
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Scientist
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Born 1963 · age 63
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