Roman Science Operations Center Newsletter
The Science Operation Center is hard at work preparing for the Cycle 1 Call for Proposals in Fall 2025. The expected date for the telescope launch is currently October 2026 and no later than May 2027. STScI will host a symposium on "Cosmic Cartography" on July 14-18 in Baltimore, MD. Registrations close on June 9. Several Roman events will be held at the upcoming AAS meeting #246 in Anchorage, AK. Meanwhile, the SpaceCraft + Integrated Payload Assembly (SCIPA) has been undergoing tests at the Goddard Space Flight Center in preparation for the thermal vacuum testing in late Summer 2025.
