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NASA Concludes Roman Space Telescope Launch Coverage [1]

['Elyna Niles-Carnes']

Date: 2026-08-30  

NASA Concludes Roman Space Telescope Launch Coverage

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope on board is seen transiting the sun during launch from Launch Complex 39A, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA

NASA is concluding live launch coverage after the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and separated from the second stage.

At 9:30 a.m. EDT NASA will host a postlaunch news conference with the following participants.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman

Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

Jackie Townsend, Roman telescope project manager, NASA Goddard

Julie McEnery, Roman telescope senior project scientist, NASA Goddard

Denton Gibson, launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program, NASA Kennedy

Stream it live at https://www.nasa.gov/live/.

Thank you for following the launch. Continue following Roman’s journey at https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/ and learn more at https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/.

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