WFIRST Will be Named After Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s First Chief Astronomer
by Matt Williams

In honor of NASA's first Chief Astronomer and the "mother of Hubble," the WFIRST has been officially named the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman Space Telescope for short)

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