Transcript of Roman Hardware Highlights Early 2026

[Dramatic music throughout]


[Building the Roman Space Telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center]


The Roman team is just amazing.


They delivered the exquisite observatory we promised, 

and they did it ahead of schedule.

[Early 2026]


[Deployment Tests]


[Vibration Testing]


[Acoustic Testing]


I couldn’t think of a finer group of people


with whom to take this journey.


[Mirror and Optics: Final Inspection]


[CHARIOT: Packing for Transport]


It’s been a marvelous team, and I was, ah,


fortunate to be part it.


[NASA]