{"id":436212,"date":"2022-03-05T01:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T01:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nancy-grace-roman-first-chief-astronomer\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T19:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T23:00:20","slug":"nancy-grace-roman-first-chief-astronomer","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nancy-grace-roman-first-chief-astronomer\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Grace Roman: First Chief Astronomer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy_grace_roman_in_the_1960s_41304995814.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy_grace_roman_in_the_1960s_41304995814.jpeg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Nancy Grace Roman\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy_grace_roman_in_the_1960s_41304995814.jpeg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy_grace_roman_in_the_1960s_41304995814.jpeg?resize=249,300 249w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy_grace_roman_in_the_1960s_41304995814.jpeg?resize=768,925 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy_grace_roman_in_the_1960s_41304995814.jpeg?resize=850,1024 850w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy_grace_roman_in_the_1960s_41304995814.jpeg?resize=332,400 332w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy_grace_roman_in_the_1960s_41304995814.jpeg?resize=498,600 498w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy_grace_roman_in_the_1960s_41304995814.jpeg?resize=747,900 747w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy_grace_roman_in_the_1960s_41304995814.jpeg?resize=996,1200 996w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">In this undated image from the 1960s, Nancy Grace Roman sits in her office in NASA Headquarters. Roman was the first chief astronomer for NASA.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this undated image from the 1960s, <a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/people\/225\/nancy-roman-1925-2018\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Nancy Grace Roman<\/a> sits in her office in NASA Headquarters. Roman was the first Chief of Astronomy at NASA’s Office of Space Science and the first woman to hold an executive position in the agency. In her role, she had oversight for the planning and development of programs including the Cosmic Background Explorer and the Hubble Space Telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Roman received her doctorate in astronomy from the University of Chicago in 1949 and joined NASA in 1959. She finished her NASA career at Goddard Space Flight Center where she served as the manager of the Astronomical Data Center. After retiring from NASA in 1979, she continued working as a contractor at Goddard. Throughout her career, Dr. Roman has been a spokesperson and advocate of women in the sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So influential was Dr. Roman that “next-generation observatory that will answer pressing cosmic questions” was renamed in her honor. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/goddard\/about-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope\">Learn more about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope<\/a> (formerly known as WFIRST, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8PwJIeiZ_vI\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: Hubble’s 25th Anniversary – Dr. Roman reflects on the importance of building and launching a space telescope<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/women.nasa.gov\/nancy-grace-roman-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Women at NASA: Nancy Grace Roman<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsc.nasa.gov\/history\/oral_histories\/NASA_HQ\/Herstory\/RomanNG\/RomanNG_9-15-00.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview: NASA Headquarters Oral History Project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#WomensHistoryMonth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: NASA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this undated image from the 1960s, Nancy Grace Roman sits in her office in NASA Headquarters. 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