NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives at Kennedy Space Center ahead of Falcon Heavy launch
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, for final tests before an Aug. 30 liftoff aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy—eight weeks earlier than originally planned. From Goddard, the telescope was shipped on a Pegasus barge to KSC, where it will be unpacked, decontaminated, and moved into the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility for final checkouts, fueling, and integration in preparation for launch to Sun-Earth L2. The mission, powered by a historical 2.4-meter mirror and a 300-megapixel camera, aims to study dark energy, exoplanets, and other cosmic phenomena, with a nominal five-year primary duration and potential extensions if conditions allow.
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