CHANGE THIS: NASA Installs Key ‘Sunblock’ Shield on Roman Space Telescope

CHANGE THIS: NASA Installs Key ‘Sunblock’ Shield on Roman Space Telescope
By Matthew Williams (https://ift.tt/VCoDZeb)

Technicians have successfully installed two sunshields onto NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s inner segment. Along with the observatory’s Solar Array Sun Shield and Deployable Aperture Cover, the panels (together called the Lower Instrument Sun Shade), will play a critical role in keeping Roman’s instruments cool and stable as the mission explores the infrared universe. […]

August 6, 2025 at 04:01AM
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