NASA's Roman Space Telescope is launching August 30, eight months ahead of schedule
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In brief: NASA is planning to launch its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, a full eight months ahead of schedule and even earlier than the space agency's previous target of September. Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are in the process of packing the telescope for its journey to Kennedy Space Center in Florida later this month.
Upon arrival, it'll go to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to undergo a full post-travel inspection.
Leading up to launch, NASA engineers in Florida will performroutine testing and launch rehearsals including loading nearly 300 gallons of hydrazine fuel into its tanks. The observatory will then be outfitted with an adapter to attach it to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket, which will help send the telescope on its way...
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