Roman 'Visor' in Acoustics Testing (IMAGE)
Caption
Caption: Technicians prepare for acoustic testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. During testing, the Deployable Aperture Cover for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was suspended in the air and exposed to 138 decibels for one full minute to simulate launch’s intense noise.
Alt text: In a large white room, Roman’s Deployable Aperture Cover is suspended from a crane, about six feet up from the floor. It resembles a deflated tent on top of a large circular ring which is being held up by various cables and pulleys. People in head-to-toe white suits with blue gloves set up equipment in the rest of the room, such as a cart with cables and a black microphone stand. Inset on the right wall of the room are two large holes, the top hole being significantly larger than the bottom hole. Each hole is lined by the shaft of a gigantic blue-green horn.
Credit
NASA/Chris Gunn
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Public Domain