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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives at Kennedy Space Center for final pre-launch testing
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Arrives at Kennedy Space Center for Final Launch Preparations
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Cameron Schwartz
9d ago· 5 min readenNews
Summary
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrived at Kennedy Space Center on June 21st via NASA's Pegasus Barge, delivered under budget and ahead of schedule. The telescope rolled past the Vehicle Assembly Building en route to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility for final checkouts and launch preparation. This marks a major milestone for NASA's next generation space observatory, which will study dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.
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Twitter / XNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Arrives at Kennedy Space Center for Final Launch Preparationsspacescout.infoKey quotes
· 2 pulledUnder budget and ahead of schedule, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has crossed another milestone in its journey to the stars.
Just after 6 PM EST, the telescope rolled off the barge and past NASA's iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), en route to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility.
Under budget and ahead of schedule, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has crossed another milestone in its journey to the stars.
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