NASA's Roman Space Telescope begins million-mile journey for dark matter, dark energy and exoplanets
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Sunday at 7:26 a.m. EDT aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, according to NASA.
TL;DR
- The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on Sunday.
- The launch occurred at 7:26 a.m. EDT.
- A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket was used for the launch.
- The launch site was Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- The telescope is beginning a three-month journey.
- The destination is its final orbit, which is a million miles away.