Falcon Heavy to launch Roman Space Telescope early Sunday morning
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at 7:26 a.m. EDT on Aug. 30 from Cape Canaveral. The observatory will conduct deep surveys to investigate dark energy and dark matter, map billions of galaxies, and study exoplanets and black holes. NASA cleared the mission for launch after a review on Aug. 28.
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The launch window opens at 7:26 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, with a backup opportunity the following morning at 7:22 a.m. EDT. A live webcast from NASA will begin about an hour before liftoff, at 6:20 a.m. EDT, available across multiple platforms including YouTube, social media, and streaming
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