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Roman Space Telescope Broadcast Launch VAB Roof

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope rises to space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. The milestone begins the observatory’s journey to explore the large‑scale structure of the universe. Roman will investigate dark energy and dark matter, conduct a statistical census of planetary systems, and enable a broad range of additional astrophysics research. Liftoff occurred at 7:26 a.m. EDT, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.

Date
2026-08-30
Photographer / author
NASA/Kim Shiflett
Collection
KSC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"Roman Space Telescope Broadcast Launch VAB Roof" (2026-08-30). NASA/KSC/NASA/Kim Shiflett. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20260830-PH-KLS01_0121

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