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Countdown is on: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch from the Kennedy Space Center as early as August 30 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Wide high-resolution eye in space: A single, 300-megapixel image from the Roman Space Telescope is so large you’d need about 37 individual 4K Ultra HD screens tiled together to display a snapshot at its native resolution.

A closer look at our Milky Way galaxy: Roman’s repeated, wide-angle infrared surveys of the Milky Way galaxy will create the largest census of the stars and planets at the galaxy’s star-studded core, revealing around 100,000 new worlds.

First-of-its-kind planet spotter: Roman is equipped with \"starglasses\" that allow its internal mirrors and filters to shapeshift in real-time to dim the glare of nearby stars to reveal orbiting planets and debris disks.

Cosmic time-lapse: By repeatedly photographing the same wide swaths of space, Roman’s data will create high-resolution time-lapses of the universe in motion.

The countdown is on! Humanity’s next great cosmic explorer, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is scheduled to launch as early as August 30 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Named after NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy, Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, this groundbreaking observatory will reveal the universe’s deepest mysteries — one breathtaking panoramic view at a time. And this observatory is launching an impressive nine months ahead of schedule!

Roman is an engineering marvel designed to map the universe at unprecedented scales. At its heart is a giant panoramic lens known as the Wide Field Instrument, powered by 18 4k detectors that will deliver huge, razor-sharp images, revealing nearly a billion galaxies. Roman will also investigate closer to home, creating a 3D map of our Milky Way galaxy and compiling the most comprehensive census of the stars and planets crowded around the galaxy’s core. This high-speed telescope will generate a staggering 1.4 terabytes of data daily — all publicly available.

As the most stable space telescope NASA has ever built, the observatory can quickly scan wide swaths of the sky without losing its sharp focus. This capability will give Roman a front-row seat to witness the universe’s most elusive events, from violent stellar explosions to stars being ripped apart by a black hole.

Also on board is a cutting-edge Coronograph Instrument that blocks most of the light of nearby stars to directly image Jupiter-sized planets that would otherwise be lost in the glare. As a technology demonstration, this coronograph will pave the way for future observatories to hunt for smaller, Earth-like worlds.

From probing the true nature of dark energy to discovering new galaxies, Roman will reshape our understanding of the cosmos and our place in it.

One-on-one remote interviews are available on the following days:
- Thursday, August 27, from 6 a.m. - 3 p.m. EDT
- Saturday, August 29, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. EDT
- Click here to request an interview: https://forms.gle/66TJSdaVy3hQyCxWA
- Requests sent via the above form will have scheduling priority.
- Please do not email requests.

For more information check out:
- nasa.gov/roman
- Frequently Asked questions about Roman
- On social media @NASARoman

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Somewhere out in the dark, the universe is hiding the answers to humanity’s biggest questions. This weekend NASA will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to uncover those answers — one panoramic picture at a time.

Joining us now is xxx from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to tell us more about the Roman Space Telescope and its upcoming launch!

Suggested Questions:
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4. How does Roman fit into the family tree of other great observatories like NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope?
5. How soon after launch can we expect to see Roman’s first images?
6. How can our viewers keep up to date on this mission and watch the launch? [nasa.gov/roman]

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9. Roman is launching an impressive nine months ahead of schedule! Tell us about your role on this mission and what it’s been like to work on this telescope.
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Roman will tackle some of humanity’s biggest questions about the universe. What types of discoveries are you most excited for?

One of Roman’s science goals is to map our Milky Way galaxy. Can you talk about some of the things we don’t understand about our galactic neighborhood?

How does Roman fit into the family tree of other great observatories like NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope?

How soon after launch can we expect to see Roman’s first images?

How can our viewers keep up to date on this mission and watch the launch? [nasa.gov/roman]

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With this milestone complete, the primary mirror is ready for its next view: space.Music: “All This Time,” Joseph Michael Robbins [PRS], Universal Production Music Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || YTframe_RomanLastLook.jpg (1280x720) [80.5 KB] || YTframe_RomanLastLook_searchweb.png (320x180) [85.1 KB] || YTframe_RomanLastLook_thm.png (80x40) [7.9 KB] || 15049_RomanLastLook_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [71.1 MB] || 15049RomanLastLookCaptions.en_US.srt [484 bytes] || 15049RomanLastLookCaptions.en_US.vtt [474 bytes] || 15049_RomanLastLook_4kGood.mp4 (3840x2160) [139.1 MB] || 15049_RomanLastLook_4kBest.mp4 (3840x2160) [340.9 MB] || 15049_RomanLastLook_ProRes_3840x2160_2997.mov (3840x2160) [4.0 GB] || RomanLastLook4k.hwshow [505 bytes] || ", "release_date": "2026-05-29T12:00:00-04:00", "update_date": "2026-07-07T22:25:31-04:00", "main_image": { "id": 1204144, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a015000/a015049/YTframe_RomanLastLook.jpg", "filename": "YTframe_RomanLastLook.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "The primary mirror for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has passed its final inspection. 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The room is a class 10,000 clean room with over one million cubic feet of space.Some parts of Roman stow for launch. Once in space, these deployable components move into their operational positions. Engineers test these deployments on the ground to make sure they will go as planned in space. Four of the six Solar Array Sun Shield panels deploy. They fold against the spacecraft to fit inside the rocket fairing and then deploy in space to make a large flat plane that both collects light to generate electricity and helps keep the rest of Roman cool. The Deployable Aperture Cover (DAC), which protects the mirrors during launch and then unfolds to help shield them from sunlight, also test deploys. During this test, lines connect to it and pull upward to negate Earth’s gravitational forces, which Roman will not experience in space. In preparation for vibration and acoustic testing, technicians put a clean tent over Roman and transport it out of the clean room. They push it next to the massive vibration tables, one of which shakes horizontally and the other vertically. A crane lifts Roman and the tent onto the tables, and also performs a 90-degree rotation after one horizontal test so that Roman can be tested on a different axis with the same table. Engineers attach hundreds of sensors and run tests of increasing intensity. During and after each test, they carefully study the data to make sure that Roman is behaving as anticipated.For the acoustic test, they push it into the test chamber where a six-foot-tall horn projects up to 150-decibel sound at varying frequencies. A thick door seals the chamber and prevents most of the sound from escaping, although ear protection is still required for anyone nearby during a test. These tests are mostly to ensure that Roman can survive the rigors of launch. Once in space, it won’t be subjected to nearly as much force.Once the tests are successfully completed, Roman re-enters the clean room and the tent is removed. After a deployment test of the High-Gain Antenna, done on a structure called the Pantheon, technicians lift Roman to a special rollover fixture that can safely tilt and spin Roman’s 18,500 pound mass. Once Roman is tilted horizontal for the first time as a full observatory, engineers slowly spin it through 360 degrees to make sure everything stays in place like it is supposed to.After the rotations, technicians carefully perform a manual opening of the DAC to reveal the mirror. In this position, they can inspect the entire optical path all the way back to the instrument sensors and perform surface cleaning on the inside of the protective outer barrel and DAC. This is also a chance for final goodbyes to the mirror. Once the DAC is closed, no one will ever see the mirror as clearly again.With all the assembly and testing at Goddard completed, the team begins the delicate process of loading Roman into an airtight container known as the CHARIOT (Conditioned Housing for Air, Road, Imaging optics assembly, and Observatory Transport). First they attach arms which will form the interior sides and support Roman. Then they lift and move Roman into the lower bed of the CHARIOT. An inner lid goes on first, followed by a larger outer lid with ducting to keep the observatory the right temperature and preserve the clean environment. As the CHARIOT leaves the clean room, Roman takes its first step in the journey to space.Music credit: “Touching Clouds,” Andre Jesus Oliveira and Andre Miguel Lopes Roque [PRS], Universal Production MusicWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || YTframe_Roman_Hardware_Highlights_WinterSpring2026_7.jpg (1280x720) [331.6 KB] || Roman_HH_Winter-Spring2026_10mbps.mp4 (1920x1080) [233.2 MB] || Roman_HH_Winter-Spring2026_20mbps.mp4 (1920x1080) [477.4 MB] || RomanHHEarly2026Captions.en_US.srt [2.0 KB] || RomanHHEarly2026Captions.en_US.vtt [1.9 KB] || Roman_HH_Winter-Spring2026_NoText.mp4 (1920x1080) [1.1 GB] || Roman_HH_Winter-Spring2026_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [3.2 GB] || ", "release_date": "2023-12-26T00:00:00-05:00", "update_date": "2026-08-13T08:59:21-04:00", "main_image": { "id": 1095797, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014400/a014491/Harware_Highlights_Still.jpg", "filename": "Harware_Highlights_Still.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Series thumbnail", "width": 1920, "height": 1080, "pixels": 2073600 } } ], "sources": [], "products": [], "newer_versions": [], "older_versions": [], "alternate_versions": [] }