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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to launch August 30, 2026
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Fusion42 · 30 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
NASA and SpaceX plan to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2026, using a Falcon Heavy rocket to the Sun-Earth L2 point for wide-field astronomical surveys focused on dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanet studies.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Government & Space.
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You must prepare to handle large-scale data sets as NASA’s Roman Telescope will produce unprecedented astronomical imaging at L2. This opens new opportunities in space data analytics and research infrastructure before the first data arrives in early 2027.
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