NASA Completes Spacecraft for Roman Space Telescope Deployment

The spacecraft will transport and support the telescope, enabling it to achieve its scientific goals in space.

Overview

NASA's spacecraft bus, essential for deploying and operating the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is now complete.
The spacecraft bus will maneuver the telescope into orbit, provide power, and facilitate communication with Earth.
Roman's scientific mission includes studying dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanets through wide-area cosmic surveys.
Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center spent eight years designing, building, and testing the spacecraft.
The Roman Space Telescope is expected to send back 1.4 terabytes of data daily, significantly surpassing the data output of the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes.