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Erin Schiele

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RST Optical Telescope Build Progress

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (RST) is a Hubble-size telescope with a large field of view for large surveys of the sky, cold temperatures for enabling near infrared imaging, and controlled temperature stability for long exposures and coronagraphy. The OTA includes the primary mirror, secondary mirror, and aft optics for inserting light into the Wide Field Instrument and the Coronagraph Instrument. The testing of the optical assemblies and structures are nearly complete and ready for telescope integration. Pictures and descriptions of the assemblies will be provided, followed by performance results achieved at these level of assemblies.

Tony Whitman↗
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Roman Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) Build and Integration Progress

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (RST) is a Hubble-class telescope with a large field of view for large surveys of the sky, cold temperatures for enabling near infrared imaging, and controlled temperature stability for long exposures and coronagraphy. The OTA includes the primary mirror, secondary mirror, and aft optics for guiding light into the Wide Field Instrument and the Coronagraph Instrument. The testing of the optical assemblies and structures are nearly complete in preparation for telescope integration. Pictures and descriptions of the assemblies are provided, followed by performance results measured at these level of assemblies. The assemblies are nearly complete as they are tested through thermal cycling to cold temperatures for infrared operation, mechanical strength and vibration, and optically testing. Optical surface figure error results are shown for all the optical surfaces.

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RST Optical Telescope Integration and Test Preparation

The OTA for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope includes the primary mirror, secondary mirror, and aft optics for guiding light into the Wide Field Instrument and the Coronagraph Instrument. The telescope is taking shape as the tested optical mirror assemblies are integrated. The assemblies have been thermal cycled to the cold temperatures for infrared operation, load tested to launch loads, vibration tested, and optically tested. Testing included launch-level vibration testing of the 2.4-meter light-weighted primary mirror assembly. In addition, the telescope control electronics (TCE) box has been fully assembled and the environmental testing of the TCE is progressing. Pictures and descriptions of the integration and test progress are provided, along with performance results measured at these levels of assemblies. Planning and test equipment preparation for the telescope thermal vacuum testing continues including plans to take advantage of the large dynamic range available with focus diversity phase retrieval and a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor for the gravity-sagged primary mirror.

Tony L Whitman↗