# Image showing the path light will travel through Roman's mirrors

![Image showing the path light will travel through Roman's mirrors](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/rst/cleanroom-photos/mirror2.jpeg?w=1600&fit=clip)

- Released: January 29, 2026
- Category: spacecraft
- Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
- NASA source: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/building-roman/
- Page: https://roman.mixinvisuals.com/image/p641e363704a0/image-showing-the-path-light-will-travel-through-roman-s-mirrors/

An optical technician lays on a diving board suspended between NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s primary and secondary mirrors. The photo is a projected reflection through the telescope’s optical path. The technician shines a beam of light through…