Watch NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launch Live on Aug 30
NASA will televise the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30, 2026, with live coverage beginning at 6:20 a.m. ET and liftoff no earlier than 7:26 a.m. ET atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center. The telescope, named for NASA's former chief of astronomy, features a field of view at least 100 times larger than Hubble’s and will study dark energy while using coronagraphic techniques to image exoplanets. If Aug. 30 slips, a backup window is set for Aug. 31 at 7:22 a.m. ET, and NASA will host prelaunch briefings on Aug. 29.