Roman Space Telescope Plaque Install
Technicians installed a commemorative plaque, seen in this July 28, 2026, photo, on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The plaque honors the legacy of Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer and one of the architects of the agency’s modern science program. It also features a memory card containing a total of 1,350,144 […] The post Roman Space Telescope Plaque Install appeared…
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope received a commemorative plaque on July 28, 2026, in honor of Dr. Nancy Grace Roman. Dr. Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer, played a pivotal role in shaping the agency’s modern science program. The plaque, installed by Jolearra Tshiteya technicians, features a memory card containing 1,350,144 names from around the globe.
These names were submitted by people, including astronauts from NASA’s Artemis II and Artemis III missions. The telescope, set to launch on August 30, 2026, boasts advanced capabilities to directly observe exoplanets and planet-forming disks. It will also conduct a statistical census of planetary systems within our galaxy, addressing key questions in the fields of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.
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