An artist’s concept of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

An artist’s concept of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Caption

The NASA space telescope “Nancy Grace Roman” (or Roman for short) is scheduled to launch into space from the Kennedy Space Center in the US aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at 13:26 (1:26 p.m.) CEST on 30 August 2026, following a construction period of around ten years.

Credit

NASA/SVS

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License

Public Domain

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