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Morning Greenbelt! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why the state declined charges against a Greenbelt officer in a death
  • How Greenbelt scientists are steering NASA's powerful new Roman telescope
  • Greenbelt's Goddard tapped to help build NASA's next big telescope

Also on today's calendar: Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cool with rain, temps: high: 62, low: 56.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 74 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• AG's office declines to prosecute Greenbelt Police officer for in-custody death (thebanner.com) — State investigators have decided not to charge Greenbelt Police Officer Tyler Fahey in the July in‑custody death of a Frederick man who crashed off the B‑W Parkway near Southway. The medical examiner ruled the death an accident caused by drug effects, saying police restraint did not contribute. Greenbelt residents may still have questions about body‑camera footage, Narcan use, and how such incidents are reviewed statewide.
   

• Roman Space Telescope Completes Guidance Tests and Captures First Light (memesita.com) — Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt helped prove the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope can hold an incredibly steady gaze and has captured its first coronagraph "first light." With fuel margins now supporting at least 22 years of operations, the mission is on track for major exoplanet and dark‑energy studies starting in 2027. Greenbelt‑based experts are central to Roman's guidance innovations.
   

• NASA Advances PRIMA Far-Infrared Telescope to Phase B Development (memesita.com) — NASA's upcoming PRIMA far‑infrared space telescope has advanced into Phase B development, and Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt will help build the spacecraft alongside Marshall and Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Planned for a 2033 launch, PRIMA will study how planets, stars, and black holes form by capturing far‑infrared light. Greenbelt's role means local engineers will shape one of the next big observatories.
   

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Ok Greenbelt! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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