# Deployable aperture cover group photo

![Deployable aperture cover group photo](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/rst/assembling-roman/dac-group-photo.jpg?w=1600&fit=clip)

- Released: February 12, 2025
- Category: spacecraft
- Credit: NASA
- NASA source: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/timeline/
- Page: https://roman.mixinvisuals.com/image/p0d4e5053bb1b/deployable-aperture-cover-group-photo/

The Roman team has successfully integrated the mission’s deployable aperture cover — a visor-like sunshade that will help prevent unwanted light from entering the telescope — to the outer barrel assembly, another structure designed to shield the telescope…