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Roman Space Telescope - Rotate to Vertical

Technicians and engineers inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida rotate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to vertical Thursday, June 25, 2026, using precision handling hardware. Named for NASA’s first chief astronome...

Date
Aug 21, 2026
Mission
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Archive ID
KSC-20260625-PH-SER01_0001

Technicians and engineers inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida rotate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to vertical Thursday, June 25, 2026, using precision handling hardware. Named for NASA’s first chief astronomer and “mother of the Hubble Space Telescope,” the Roman Space Telescope will offer a field of view at least 100 times larger than Hubble’s, resulting in deep, sweeping explorations of the cosmos.

Image Details

Date2026-06-25
PhotographerNASA/Sydney Rohde (Rocz)
CenterKSC
LocationPHSF
NASA IDKSC-20260625-PH-SER01_0001

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