NASA installs 'bulletproof' sunshade on powerful Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (photos)

In this photo, technician Brenda Estavia is installing the innermost layer of the sunshade onto the deployable aperture cover structure of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

The team working on NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has announced the successful installation of the observatory's sunshade.

This visor-like shade serves as a deployable aperture cover, blocking stray light that could interfere with observations or reduce the sensitivity of the infrared telescope, which is expected to launch no later than 2027.