Roman Space Telescope Begins Three-Month Trek to Orbit

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit. The spacecraft launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT on August 30 from Launch Complex 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, riding a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

The telescope is expected to reach its destination and begin operations, where it will study some of the universe's most elusive phenomena.

This launch marks the beginning of a mission that will complement other observatories by providing a wide-field view of the cosmos.

Over the coming months, engineers will conduct checks and calibrations as the telescope travels to its orbit.