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Buzz Aldrin and Nancy Grace Roman,1965
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Title:
Buzz Aldrin and Nancy Grace Roman,1965
Caption:
Roman explains the Advanced Orbiting Solar Observatory to astronaut Buzz Aldrin, 1965. Nancy Grace Roman (born May 16, 1925) is an American astronomer. She received her PhD in astronomy from the University of Chicago in 1949. In 1959, she joined NASA and in 1960 served as Chief of the Astronomy and Relativity Programs in the Office of Space Science. Roman 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.
Credit:
Album / Science Source / NASA
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Image size:
4485 x 3495 px | 44.8 MB
Print size:
38.0 x 29.6 cm | 14.9 x 11.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
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