New NASA space telescope Nancy Grace Roman could launch in early September
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to launch in early September 2026, eight months ahead of schedule and under budget. The telescope will image exoplanets and send 1.4 TB of data daily.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on track to launch in early September 2026. The project is eight months ahead of schedule and under budget. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will be used for the launch. The telescope features a wide-field view and a massive imaging system designed to photograph exoplanets and search for dark matter. It has a 2.4-meter primary mirror and two instruments: a 300.8-megapixel camera and a coronograph to photograph faint exoplanets. The telescope's mission is designed for at least five years, during which it will send 1.4 TB of data daily and build up a 20,000 TB data archive.
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