L3Harris supplies key optics for NASA's Roman Space Telescope

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L3Harris Celebrates Successful Launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

August 30, 2026 9:30 AM EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has contributed key elements to NASAs successfully launched Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, an observatory designed to map the universe. The milestone also marks the culmination of more than a decade of engineering, innovation and collaboration between L3Harris and NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center.

L3Harris provided the 2.4-meter Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) for NASA, which serves as Romans eye. The company also supported the mission with radiation-hardened electronics, which keep the telescope in operation approximately 1 million... More