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Roman Space Telescope Travels to SpaceX Hangar

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was moved to a SpaceX hangar at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, August twenty-fifth, twenty twenty-six. Per NASA News, the observatory is being prepared for mating to a Falcon Heavy rocket. The telescope's instruments are designed to help researchers study dark matter and the dark energy accelerating the expansion of the universe. Liftoff is currently targeted for no earlier than Sunday, August thirtieth, twenty twenty-six.

Source: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/roman-space-telescope-...

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