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Neil Zimmerman (In-Person)

Assembly and Test Status of the Roman Space Telescope   

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is in its final phase of testing at Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr. Zimmerman will describe the road to launch, the observing plans, and scientific goals for the first five years of the mission. Neil is a staff scientist in the Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Neil has been a member of ASLI since he was a teenager!

Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Time: 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Eastern

Location: Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
180 Little Neck Road
Centerport, NY 11721

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