. On this day in 1925 – May 16th – American astronomer Nancy Grace Ronan was born in Nashville, Tennessee.
One of the first female executives at NASA, Ronan is known to many as the "Mother of Hubble" for her role in planning the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA's infrared space telescope, currently in development, is named for her.
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