‘Mother’ of Hubble Space Telescope Nancy Grace Roman Passes Away Aged 93

Lovingly known as the ‘Mother of the Hubble Space Telescope’, pioneering astronomer, Nancy Grace Roman, passed away on December 25th at the age of 93. She was the first chief of astronomy at NASA’s Office of Space Science, and the first woman executive at the agency.

Ms. Roman joined NASA in 1959 and was credited for leading the agency’s “first successful astronomical mission” – the launch of Orbiting Solar Observatory-1 in 1962. However, she will be best remembered for her work on the Hubble Space Telescope, which has been singularly responsible for answering some of the most persistent questions about space.