NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launch Moved Up to August 30
Summary
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now scheduled to launch on August 30, eight months ahead of schedule. The Roman team is completing final tasks with less than three months to go before the mission launches to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2. This blog post serves as the inaugural entry in a series covering the telescope's road to launch.
Source
bskyNASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launch Moved Up to August 30science.nasa.govKey quotes
· 2 pulledNASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is officially slated to launch Aug. 30, eight months ahead of schedule and even earlier than previously targeted.
With less than three months to go, the Roman team now is finishing up final tasks.
You might also wanna read
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Arrives at Kennedy Space Center for Final Pre-Launch Preparations
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after being transported from Goddard Space Flight Ce
go.nasa.gov·6d ago
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives at Kennedy Space Center for final pre-launch testing
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Pegasus barge, transported from Goddard S
space.com·5d agoNASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives at Kennedy Space Center for final pre-launch testing
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Pegasus barge, transported from Goddard S
space.com·5d agoNASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives at Kennedy Space Center for final pre-launch testing
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Pegasus barge, transported from Goddard S
space.com·5d ago
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Arrives at Kennedy Space Center for Final Pre-Launch Preparations
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after being transported from Goddard Space Flight Ce
go.nasa.gov·7d ago
NASA and Partners Set June 30 Launch Date for Swift Observatory Orbit-Boosting Mission
NASA, in partnership with Katalyst Space and Northrop Grumman, is preparing to launch a mission to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift
science.nasa.gov·2d ago
Euclid telescope captures record image of Milky Way center to support NASA's Roman mission
ESA's Euclid space telescope has captured the largest and most detailed image of the Milky Way's galactic bulge, containing over 60 million
nasaspaceflight.com·11h ago
NASA Sets April 1 Launch Target for Artemis II Crewed Moon Mission
NASA has targeted April 1 for the launch of Artemis II, the first crewed mission to orbit the moon since 1972. The decision follows a succes
npr.org·3mo ago
Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. Be the first.