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Title
Dr. Nancy Roman
Full Description
Dr. Nancy Roman, one of the nations top scientists in the space
program, is shown with a model of the Orbiting Solar Observatory
(OSO).
Dr. Nancy Roman received her PhD in astronomy from the University
of Chicago in 1949. In 1959, Dr. Roman joined NASA and in 1960
served as Chief of the Astronomy and Relativity Programs in the
Office of Space Science. She was very influential in creating
satellites such as the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and the
Hubble Space Telescope (HST). She retired from NASA in 1979, but
continued working as a contractor at the Goddard Space Flight
Center. Throughout her career, Dr. Roman was a spokesperson and
advocate of women in the sciences.
Keywords
Nancy Roman OSO COBE HST
Subject Category
Women, Deep Space Studies, Hubble, Planetary Astronomy,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
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- Center Number:
63-OSO-1
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000212
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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