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I started out, as most astronomers do, with a university job. But in my generation, women weren’t very welcome at universities, and so I found a job in the government. And the government was appreciably more welcoming.

– Nancy Roman

Nancy Roman

All of the stars rotate, have orbits around the center of the galaxy, and most of them go around the center of the galaxy in nearly circular orbits. They vary a little bit from circular, but they’re predominantly circular.

– Nancy Roman

Nancy Roman

In 1956, I received an invitation to a dedication of an observatory in the Soviet Union, in Soviet Armenia, as a guest of the Soviet Academy of Sciences.

– Nancy Roman

Nancy Roman

I was scheduled to graduate from high school in 1943, but I was in a course that was supposed to give us four years of high school plus a year of college in our four years. So by the end of my junior year, I would have had enough credits to graduate from high school.

– Nancy Roman

Nancy Roman

Just as the lunar landings inspired many young people to consider careers in space and related fields, the solution of the challenging instrumentation problems presented in space science can inspire young people to push beyond the current state of the art.

– Nancy Roman

Nancy Roman

Many societal problems concern science, such as the energy crisis, genetic alterations of foods.

– Nancy Roman

Nancy Roman

We live in a technical society.

– Nancy Roman

Nancy Roman

I had never used the prefix ‘Dr.’ with my name, but when I started with NASA, I had to. Otherwise, I could not get past the secretaries.

– Nancy Roman

Nancy Roman

The first year I was at NASA, I was only responsible for optical and ultraviolet astronomy. Frankly, there wasn’t much else.

– Nancy Roman

Nancy Roman

A few months after NASA was formed, I was asked if I knew anyone who would like to set up a program in space astronomy.

– Nancy Roman

Nancy Roman

I was born in Nashville, Tenn., but I have lived in a number of places. In 1937, I moved to Baltimore, Md., where I attended junior high and high school. I lived there for five years before leaving for college.

– Nancy Roman

Nancy Roman

My career was quite unusual, so my main advice to someone interested in a career similar to my own is to remain open to change and new opportunities. I like to tell students that the jobs I took after my Ph.D. were not in existence only a few years before.

– Nancy Roman

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