Nancy Grace Roman helped transform the Hubble Space Telescope from a dream to reality. Now, a new space telescope launching in the mid-2020s has her name. In this video, learn more about the “Mother of Hubble” and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! | NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

As NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy, the late Dr. Nancy Grace Roman was a trailblazer who paved the way for space telescopes and for women in the sciences. She is credited with making the Hubble Space Telescope a reality. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope—a groundbreaking, wide-field survey telescope named in her honor—will launch by May 2027 and greatly expand our view of the universe. In this video, we learn from close friend Dr. Joan Gordon, astronomer Dr. Rachael Beaton, and Dr. Roman her