Solar Panels Fully Installed | NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Solar Panels Fully Installed | NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Watch technicians installing solar panels onto NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Collectively called the Solar Array Sun Shield, these panels will power and shade the observatory, enabling all the mission’s observations and helping keep the instruments cool.

Launching no later than May 2027, Roman is NASA’s next flagship astrophysics mission. An infrared survey telescope with the same resolution as Hubble but at least 100 times the field of view, Roman is being built and tested at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Partners from around the globe are contributing to this effort.

To learn more about all these systems and where they fit into Roman, visit:  
https://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov/interactive/

Learn more about Roman and the discoveries it will enable: https://www.stsci.edu/roman

Learn more about Dr. Nancy Grace Roman: 
https://science.nasa.gov/people/nancy-roman/

 

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Producer: Sophia Roberts (eMITS)
Videographers: Sophia Roberts (eMITS) and Scott Wiessinger (eMITS)
Public Affairs Officer: Claire Andreoli (NASA/GSFC)
Editor: Sophia Roberts (eMITS)
Duration: 45 seconds 
Release Date: July 10, 2025

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