Roman Space Telescope Mission and Science Briefing
* Shawn Domagal-Goldman, director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters
* Julie McEnery, Roman telescope senior project scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
* Vanessa Bailey, Roman Coronagraph Instrument scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
* Kristen McQuinn, Roman Science Operations Center lead, Spa
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