Falcon Heavy boosters land back after Roman Telescope launch
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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched NASA's Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30 and its two boosters landed back on Earth at Landing Zones 2 and 40, with Space.com photographer Chelsea Gohd capturing one landing. The Roman Space Telescope is NASA's next observatory, featuring a coronagraph for direct imaging of exoplanets and a wide-field instrument, designed to work with Hubble and JWST, and first images are expected next year.
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