Michael Logan Lampton (March 1, 1941 – June 9, 2023) was an American astronaut, scientist, and founder of the optical ray tracing company Stellar Software.

The telescope was initially developed as the WFIRST, and renamed in 2020 to honor Nancy Grace Roman, NASA's first Chief of Astronomy.

It will obtain optical spectra for tens of millions of galaxies and quasars, constructing a 3D map spanning the nearby universe to 11 billion light years.

The instrument was modified for flight on the space shuttle and flew on the Spacelab 1 mission as a joint effort between the Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale and the University of California, Berkeley.

The prime experiment objective of this telescope is to observe faint astronomical sources in the far ultraviolet with sensitivities far higher than previously available.

FUEGO provides agencies and fire fighters on the ground with real-time actionable information that has vastly higher spatial resolution and is updated more frequently than is currently available.

We envision that the imagery and notifications from FUEGO will feed into an integrated fire information and management system to help limit the destruction from wildfires.