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NASA's Roman Space Telescope Clears Final Mirror Check, Heads to Launch

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Source: NASA (.gov)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope Clears Final Mirror Check, Heads to Launch
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NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center completed the final inspection of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s 2.4-meter primary mirror, confirming no specks, proper coating, and alignment. The ultralow-expansion glass mirror is silver-coated for near-infrared light and is exceptionally smooth; it will be shipped to Kennedy Space Center for an early-September launch, with the sunshade hood deployed and the aperture cover stowed for launch preparations.

Topics:sciencespace#final-inspection#launch-readiness#nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope#nasa-goddard#primary-mirror#space
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