As NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy, the late Dr. Nancy Grace Roman paved the way for space telescopes and for women in the sciences. She is credited with making the Hubble Space Telescope a reality. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope—a groundbreaking, wide-field survey telescope named in her honor—will launch by May 2027 and greatly expand our view of the universe. In this video, astronomer Dr. Rachael Beaton and Dr. Nancy Grace Roman herself share how Dr. Roman’s leadership and perseverance