Name: Nancy Grace Roman space telescope lifts off aboard SpaceX heavy rocket
Uploaded: 2026-08-31T12:49:46
Duration: 42 s
Description: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman space telescope lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon heavy rocket. The launch happened Sunday from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The Roman telescope is named after NASA's first chief astronomer.

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Nancy Grace Roman space telescope lifts off aboard SpaceX heavy rocket

Published: August 31, 2026 at 8:49 AM

Tags: NASA, SpaceX, space, Cape Canaveral

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman space telescope lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon heavy rocket. The launch happened Sunday from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The Roman telescope is named after NASA's first chief astronomer.