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Successful Launch of Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope via SpaceX Falcon

  • 30 Aug 2026 06:26
    Message # 13677382

    Comment:  30 Aug 2026:  History in the making and Very Exciting -- NASA Coverage: 
    https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/

    Quote:

    Named after NASA’s first chief astronomer, the ‘mother of the Hubble Space Telescope,’ the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will have a field of view at least 100 times larger than Hubble's, potentially measuring light from a billion galaxies in its lifetime. This observatory will also be able to block starlight to directly see exoplanets and planet-forming disks, complete a statistical census of planetary systems in our galaxy, and settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.

    Quote from: 
     https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/roman-observatory/

    To make Roman’s sensitive measurements possible, the telescope will observe from a vantage point about 930,000 miles (1.5 million km) away from Earth in the direction opposite the Sun. At this special place in space, called the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2, gravitational forces balance to keep objects in steady orbits with very little assistance.

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    https://www.space.com/news/live/nancy-grace-roman-telescope-live-updates-nasa-readies-roman-for-launch-august-30-2026

    "Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: SpaceX Falcon Heavy deploys Roman Space Telescope after launch"

    https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LaDoSfoqBVnSYXd4hKPsHd-1200-80.png.webp

    NASA Image

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    https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/adopt-a-pixel/

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    "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.(Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)"

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