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Fueled Up: Roman's Next Steps Before Launch
Technicians have finished fueling NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, one of the last major milestones before liftoff.
Launching nine months ahead of schedule, NASA and SpaceX are targeting liftoff for no earlier than 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 30, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, technicians will attach Roman to the adapter that secures it to the rocket's upper stage. Then they'll secure it inside the payload fairing, the protective shell that will shield the telescope through launch.
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Roman Launch Countdown
Roman is set to launch August 30, 2026 at 07:26 am EDT on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s…
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Roman Space Telescope and the Journey to Space
For eight days NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope rode a barge down 800 miles of Atlantic coastline — the end of a journey that required a decade of teamwork.
This video traces the full arc from Roman's early days in assembly and testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to it's voyage down to NASA's Kennedy Space Center, where it awaits liftoff on August 30.
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Built to Face the Sun, Forever
The solar panels that will help power Roman will continuously face the sun during orbit.
Collectively called the Solar Array Sun Shield, each of the six panels is about 7 by 10 feet (2.1 by 3 meters) and will provide 4,100 watts to power the telescope as it gathers important data about exoplanets and other fundamental mysteries about how the universe works.
