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NASA Plans August 30, 2026 Roman Telescope Launch

8/24/2026

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  • NASA will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • The launch is targeted for as early as August 30, 2026.
  • Roman matches Hubble’s resolution and provides a field of view roughly 100 times larger.
  • During its five-year primary mission, Roman will map sky areas to study galaxies, dark matter, and light-distortion effects.
  • Julie McEnery, NASA senior project scientist, says Roman is intrinsically a discovery machine.