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NASA's Next Flagship Telescope Ahead Of Schedule
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on track to launch on August 30, nine months ahead of its original schedule. The spacecraft, carried by a Falcon Heavy rocket, will conduct broad surveys of the universe, focusing on cosmology and exoplanet studies. The mission’s primary phase is expected to last five years, with the telescope’s infrared capabilities complementing the visible wavelength observations of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The Roman Space Telescope’s launch preparations are proceeding smoothly, with the spacecraft’s solar panels and sunshield to be deployed immediately after launch. This development was first reported by SpaceNews.