#NASA Completes #NancyGraceRoman #Space #Telescope, Ahead Of Schedule And Under-Budget, named after NASA's first chief #astronomer, is headed to space in September aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, months ahead of its originally planned May 2027 launch.
Roman's primary mirror is 7.9ft same size as #Hubble's but 1/4 weight, sending visible and infrared light to two sensors. First is Wide Field Instrument, 300-megapixel camera. Second is #RomanCoronagraph, a polarized sensor.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2157969/nasa-completes-nancy-grace-roman-telescope/