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Launches & Rockets

NASA's Roman Telescope Launches on SpaceX Falcon Heavy

The observatory departed Kennedy Space Center on August 30, 2026, heading 930,000 miles to study dark matter and exoplanets.

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on August 30, 2026.[1]