NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches (Official NASA Recap)

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 UTC) on Aug. 30, 2026.

Next, the telescope will go through initial tests and commissioning as it it travels to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2 (L2), about 1 million miles away.

This video recaps the highlights from Roman's launch day.

Learn more at: http://nasa.gov/roman
Download this video: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/15089

Credit: NASA