# A wide shot of a silvery piece of space hardware about the size of a car sitting on a silver…

![A wide shot of a silvery piece of space hardware about the size of a car sitting on a silver…](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/rst/cleanroom-photos/wfi2.1.jpg?w=1600&fit=clip)

- Released: May 7, 2025
- Category: spacecraft
- Credit: NASA
- NASA source: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/timeline/
- Page: https://roman.mixinvisuals.com/image/p31fce42473a1/a-wide-shot-of-a-silvery-piece-of-space-hardware-about-the-size-of-a-car/

Roman just passed a lengthy thermal test to ensure it will function properly in the space environment. This milestone tees us up to attach the flight solar array sun shield to the outer barrel assembly, and deployable aperture cover.