09/01/2026
On August 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center, and we’re proud to say a Vulcan Spring Hinge Spring is along for the ride.
Our spring helps deploy Roman’s aperture cover—a massive visor-like sunshade designed to help keep unwanted sunlight from entering the telescope barrel.
Now, Roman is on its way nearly one million miles from Earth, where it will begin its mission to explore dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets, and the evolution of our universe.
A small component. A critical motion. A mission reaching far beyond Earth.
We're proud to be part of what's next.
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