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Roman Space Telescope Transport to PHSF

Teams prepare for the arrival of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, June 21, 2026, to undergo prelaunch processing. Named for NASA’s first chief astronomer and “mother of...

Date
Aug 21, 2026
Mission
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Archive ID
KSC-20260621-PH-SER01_0002
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Teams prepare for the arrival of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, June 21, 2026, to undergo prelaunch processing. Named for NASA’s first chief astronomer and “mother of the Hubble Space Telescope,” Roman will offer a field of view over 100 times larger than Hubble’s to study up to a billion galaxies, directly image exoplanets and planet‑forming disks, and address fundamental questions about dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics. Liftoff atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A is targeting no earlier than Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026.

Image Details

Date2026-06-21
PhotographerNASA/Sydney Rohde (Rocz)
CenterKSC
LocationPHSF
NASA IDKSC-20260621-PH-SER01_0002

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