# Detector installation

![Detector installation](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/rst/cleanroom-photos/detectors%204.jpg?w=1600&fit=clip)

- Released: January 29, 2026
- Category: spacecraft
- Credit: NASA
- NASA source: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/building-roman/
- Page: https://roman.mixinvisuals.com/image/p8a5b80003a82/detector-installation/

Principal technician Billy Keim installs a cover plate over the detectors for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn