Roman Space Telescope Deployable Aperture Cover (IMAGE)
Caption
Caption: After a successful test deployment at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, clean room technicians inspect the Deployable Aperture Cover for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
Alt text: In the foreground, near the center of the image, a large tent-like structure stretches toward the top of the screen. It resembles the visor of a baseball hat turned on its side, as if the wearer is gazing up at the ceiling. The inside of the visor opens towards the camera. It is a shiny, black fabric held upward by three main booms and support rods. As the visor curves around, the outside is visible on the side, made of shiny gray tarp-like material. The entire visor-like structure is resting on a table with multiple reinforced legs. Three people surround the tent-like structure, interacting with its mechanisms. The people are clad from head to toe in white jumpsuits, head coverings, face masks, and boots. They are wearing blue gloves. In the background, there are several mechanical devices and a large wall completely covered in pink squares in a blue grid.
Credit
NASA/Chris Gunn
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License
Public Domain