NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Falcon Heavy

The spacecraft lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on August 30, 2026, aboard a SpaceX rocket.

Luisa Marconi

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT on August 30, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.^[1]