NASA's Roman Space Telescope kicks off three-month voyage to L2 with live-tracking
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NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30, 2026, and a 100-day cruise to the L2 point is being tracked in near real time online. Mission controllers are conducting commissioning and a mid-course burn to fine‑tune its trajectory toward L2. Once in position, Roman will map billions of galaxies with a wide-field camera, returning about 1.4 terabytes of data daily over its five‑year prime mission, with first detailed images expected by December and surveys starting in January 2027.
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