# Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch

![Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch](https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/NHQ202608290009/NHQ202608290009~large.jpg)

- Released: August 29, 2026
- Category: spacecraft
- Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky · HQ
- NASA source: https://images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ202608290009
- Page: https://roman.mixinvisuals.com/image/lNHQ202608290009/nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-prelaunch/

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman leads a flight of his personally owned F-5 Tiger II aircraft on a flyby of Launch Complex 39A where a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in a protective payload fairing, is undergoing final launch preparations, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman will investigate dark energy and dark matter, conduct a statistical census of planetary systems, and enable a broad range of additional astrophysics research. Liftoff from NASA Kennedy is targeted for Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)