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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launch
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches with NASA’S Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope onboard from Launch Complex 39A, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman will investigate dark energy and dark matter, conduct a statistical census of planetary sys...
- Date
- Sep 2, 2026
- Mission
- Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- NHQ202608300021
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches with NASA’S Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope onboard from Launch Complex 39A, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman will investigate dark energy and dark matter, conduct a statistical census of planetary systems, and enable a broad range of additional astrophysics research. Launch occurred at 7:26 a.m. EDT. Photo Credit (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Image Details
| Date | 2026-08-30 |
| Photographer | NASA/Joel Kowsky |
| Center | HQ |
| Location | Kennedy Space Center |
| NASA ID | NHQ202608300021 |
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