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NASA installs 'bulletproof' sunshade on powerful Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (photos)

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NASA 's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope 's sunshade has been installed.

The visor-like shade serves as a deployable aperture cover, blocking stray light that could interfere with observations or reduce the sensitivity of the infrared telescope.

Roman will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and head to a gravitationally stable spot about 900,000 miles from Earth .

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