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NASA's Roman Space Telescope launches on Falcon Heavy toward L2
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched August 30 at 7:26 a.m. EDT aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center, beginning a three-month journey to L2 a million miles away. The mission will survey dark matter, dark energy and exoplanets, with first images expected in early 2027 after a commissioning period.