Roman Space Telescope poised for Falcon Heavy lift from Kennedy Space Center
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is go for Aug. 30, 2026, launch atop SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center (LC-39A) at 7:26 a.m. EDT, after a mission Flight Readiness Review. The observatory will travel to Earth–Sun L2 (~930,000 miles away) with a multistage checkout to follow. Weather looks favorable with a small chance of showers; a backup window exists for Aug. 31 if needed. after launch, it will spend about 30 days reaching L2 and ~3 months on checkout before starting exoplanet, dark energy and distant-star science.
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