Roman Space Telescope on track for late August launch
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Technicians finished fueling NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on July 25, loading 290 gallons of hydrazine at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. The observatory is set to launch on a Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A, with a target of late August, ahead of its original schedule.
NASA’s next flagship space telescope is set to launch in late August, nine months ahead of schedule. The post Roman Space Telescope on track for late August launch appeared first on SpaceNews.
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