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NASA Targets Aug. 30 Falcon Heavy Launch for Roman Space Telescope
NASA and SpaceX are aiming for liftoff of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope no earlier than 7:26 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 30, on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida [1]. Launch coverage is set to begin at 6:20 a.m. and will be streamed on multiple platforms [1]. The observatory, named for NASA's first chief astronomer, is designed to study questions including dark energy and will combine infrared observation capabilities [1].
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