# NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30

The observatory will lift off Sunday morning from Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to study dark energy and exoplanets.

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NASA will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2026, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.[^1]

The mission is set for Sunday morning at 7:26 a.m. EDT from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.[^6]

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.[^3]

## What this stands on

1. NASA will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2026, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. (El Colombiano, News)
2. NASA plans to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Mashable, News)
3. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
4. NASA is set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Sunday morning atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida's Space Coast. (Los Angeles Times, News)
5. NASA plans to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2026, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Noticias Ambientales, News)
6. NASA announced on an unspecified date that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on August 30 at 7:26 a.m. EDT. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
7. NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. (Futurism, News)
8. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch this weekend aboard a SpaceX rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Phys.org, News)

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