As a long-time colleague of Carl Sagan and fellow mentee of the astronomer Gerard Kuiper (for whom the Kuiper Belt is named), Nancy Grace Roman pioneered early stellar astrophysics and served as the first Chief of Astronomy Programs at NASA between 1959-1979. She was awarded the Carl Sagan Medal in 2010 for her contributions in the domain of science communication. A program born from her namesake, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched this morning, which will support the study of exoplanets and dark energy.
You can read more about her life and career on NASA’s website!
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/who-is-nancy-grace-roman/
Source: r/carlsagan · by /u/RedLotusVenom