# A large, dimly lit plane is seen from behind at night. The back end is open and lights are on…

![A large, dimly lit plane is seen from behind at night. The back end is open and lights are on…](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/rst/cleanroom-photos/mirror5.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/
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Upon arrival at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Roman's Optical Telescope Assembly was lifted out of the shipping fixture and placed with other mission hardware in Goddard’s largest clean room. Then, it was installed onto Roman’s Instrument Carrier, a…