Roman Space Telescope Set for Aug. 30 Launch After 16-Year Journey Written 28 August 2026
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Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. | Credit: Sydney Rohde (Rocz); NASA
Space News reports, “A NASA space telescope that promises to revolutionize cosmology and exoplanet science is ready for launch after a 16-year journey.”
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