The Near Infrared Camera and Multi-object Spectrometer (NICMOS) provides imaging and spectroscopy on the Hubble Space Telescope over the wavelength range 0.8 to 2.5 microns. NICMOS was installed onboard the HST during the second Servicing Mission (SM2) in February 1997 and operated until cryogen depletion in 1999. In 2002 an external cryocooler was installed during the third Servicing Mission, restoring NICMOS observations. NICMOS was developed under the leadership of Principal Investigator Professor Rodger Thompson. Learn more.