NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 UTC) on Aug. 30, 2026. Next, the telescope will go through initial tests and commissioning as it it travels to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2 (L2), about 1 million miles away. This video recaps the highlights from Roman's launch day. Download this video:
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches (Official NASA Recap)
Source: NASA
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