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NASA Announces Aug. 30 Launch, Opens Public Naming Registrations

6/16/2026

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NASA announced Roman Space Telescope will launch on Aug. 30, 2026 from Kennedy Space Center.
The telescope will carry an SD card for name submissions, traveling over one million miles.
Julie McEnery said mission will reveal 100,000 worlds, hundreds of millions of stars and billions of galaxies.
NASA opened registration June 15, closing June 28 at 11:59 p.m. EDT, to select 50 creators 18+ for an event, with eligibility ending if launch delays exceed 72 hours.

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NASA announced Roman Space Telescope will launch on Aug. 30, 2026 from Kennedy Space Center.
The telescope will carry an SD card for name submissions, traveling over one million miles.
Julie McEnery said mission will reveal 100,000 worlds, hundreds of millions of stars and billions of galaxies.
NASA opened registration June 15, closing June 28 at 11:59 p.m. EDT, to select 50 creators 18+ for an event, with eligibility ending if launch delays exceed 72 hours.