Nancy Roman
Nancy Roman
Nancy Grace Roman was a noted American astronomer who made important contributions to stellar classification and motions, and became the first female executive at NASA, and served as NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy throughout the 1960s and 1970s, establishing her as one of the "visionary founders of the US civilian space program". She created NASA’s space astronomy program and is known to many as the "Mother of Hubble" for her foundational role in planning the Hubble Space Telescope. Throughout her career, Roman was also an active public speaker and educator, and an advocate for women in the sciences.
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Female
Full Name
Nancy Grace Roman
Date of Birth
May 16th, 1925
Age
99
Birth Place
United States of America, Tennessee
Date of Death
December 25th, 2018
Died Aged
93
Star Sign
Taurus
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