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NASA Telescope Named For Mother of Hubble Nancy Grace Roman

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NASA Telescope Named For Mother of Hubble Nancy Grace Roman

Posted: 20 May 2020 06:37 AM PDT http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-telescope-named-for-mother-of-hubble-nancy-grace-roman

NASA is naming its next-generation space telescope currently under
development, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer, who paved the way for
space telescopes focused on the broader universe.
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