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Roman Space Telescope Clears Harsh Launch and Space Readiness Trials

The roar inside NASA’s acoustic test chamber reached 138 decibels a level louder than a jet engine at close range-yet the ...
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NASA's Next Flagship Space Telescope Survives the Sounds and Shakes of a Simulated Launch

American space agency NASA readies the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for integration, launch could come as soon as next ...
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NASA's next-gen Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope gets its powerful eye (photos)

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn Scientists working on NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope have ...
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope survives another round of tough space tests

The telescope's outer barrel and solar panels were subjected to a powerful acoustic blast reaching 138 decibels, louder than ...
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Assembly Begins On Roman Space Telescope Coronagraph Instrument Color Filter Assembly To Study Exoplanets

The filters on NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Coronagraph Instrument’s Color Filter Assembly each block all but a specific color, or wavelength, of light. Many of the filters appear dark in this photo ...
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NASA Gets Its Hands on Telescope Mirrors That'll Count Billions of Stars in the Milky Way

With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in 2021 astronomy seems to have found its footing once again. Thanks to the remarkable discoveries of the instrument, new and exciting research is ...
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Telescope for NASA’s Roman mission complete and delivered to Goddard

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. The mission has now received its final major delivery: the Optical Telescope Assembly, ...
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NASA Airborne Observatory’s Telescope Assembly Arrives

NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), the largest airborne observatory in the world, will receive a key component today when its telescope assembly arrives in Waco, Texas, ...
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NASA Solicitation: Joint Dark Energy Mission Telescope Assembly

NASA/GSFC is soliciting information about potential sources for the Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM) Telescope Assembly. The JDEM is a space-based, medium aperture, wide field, optical telescope with ...
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NASA DFRC Solicitation: Telescope Assembly Support

NASA/DFRC intends to award a sole source contract to Universities Space Research Association (USRA) of Columbia, MD, 21044-3405, for support in the development and performance testing of the platform ...
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope now on track for final mirror assembly

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has hit critical development milestones and is nearing final assembly. NASA is confident of its launch timeline, currently set for October 2018. Share on Facebook ...
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Telescope for NASA’s Roman Mission complete, delivered to Goddard

Upon arrival at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the Optical Telescope Assembly for the agency's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was lifted out of the shipping fixture and placed with other ...