Tag: Roman Space Telescope
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Eight months early and under budget, the Roman Telescope is ready to launch
GREENBELT, Md.—On Tuesday, NASA invited the press to look at the fully assembled Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is now ready to join the ranks of the great observatories in orbit, ahead of its September launch. The Roman Space Telescope (NGRST), named after a key figure in the planning of the Hubble Space Telescope,…
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Roman Space Telescope Launches September, 8 Months Early
Will the Roman Space Telescope Launch on Schedule? NASA announced today that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in September 2026, eight months ahead of its original May 2027 schedule and coming in under its $4.2 billion cost cap. The wide-field infrared observatory, designed to investigate dark energy and hunt for exoplanets, represents…
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Roman telescope construction complete, moving into final testing ahead of 2027 launch
At the end of November, NASA’s next great telescope — the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — officially finished construction. Teams at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland joined the inner and outer portions of the telescope, completing construction of the multi-billion-dollar telescope on schedule for launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in May…
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NASA names future WFIRST space telescope after Nancy Grace Roman, the ‘Mother of Hubble’
The telescope formerly known as WFIRST has a new name that honors Nancy Grace Roman, who served as NASA’s first chief astronomer and came to be known as the “Mother of Hubble.” NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is due for launch in the mid-2020s as a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope and the soon-to-be-launched James…