Remembering Nancy Grace Roman, the astronomer behind Hubble, as her namesake telescope launches

The article recounts a personal encounter with Nancy Grace Roman at the 2017 March for Science, where she sat quietly with a 'science not silence' pin. Roman was NASA's first chief of astronomy and the first woman in an executive role at the agency, earning the nickname 'mother of Hubble' for her pivotal work on the telescope. Her namesake space telescope is launching this week.

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Roman became NASA's first chief of astronomy and the first woman in an executive role there. Her work was pivotal in creating the Hubble Space Telescope, earning her the nickname "mother of Hubble." She lived to 93, devoting her life to studying the universe.

The encounter happened at the 2017 March for Science in Washington, where Roman sat alone wearing a "science not silence" pin. When greeted,