NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Exoskeleton’ Whirls Through Major Test

This photo features a tall, charcoal colored structure that looks like a headless AT-AT walker from Star Wars. A rectangular cylinder about twice as tall as a person rests atop a base with tall, skinny "legs." Two people wearing white gowns and blue gloves stand underneath the base, with two other similarly gowned people on either side of the structure. In the background, large walls are covered in light gray panels with seafoam green outlines.

A major component of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observatory is designed to keep the telescope at a stable temperature and shield it from stray light. The two-part spin … Continue reading NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Exoskeleton’ Whirls Through Major Test

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