NASA invites media to the Goddard Space Flight Center on Tuesday, April 21 to see the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which recently completed construction and is finishing pre-launch testing. m. EDT that will be broadcast on NASA's YouTube channel.
NASA participants in the briefing will include Jared Isaacman (NASA administrator), Nicky Fox (associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate), Jamie Dunn (Roman telescope project manager), and Julie McEnery (Roman telescope project scientist). Media interested in participating by phone must RSVP at least two hours before the event to Alise Fisher. S.
media, with RSVPs to Rob Garner. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently passed extreme sound, vibration, and electromagnetic interference tests. The testing achievement keeps the mission on track for launch as early as this fall.
The telescope will undergo a final series of smaller tests, including a shock test to simulate rocket separation and deployment tests of stowed elements. The telescope will be transported to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch after testing. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than this fall.
The exact launch date and prioritized scientific observations for initial missions have not been disclosed.