# Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launch

![Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launch](https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/NHQ202608300060/NHQ202608300060~large.jpg)

- Released: August 30, 2026
- Category: spacecraft
- Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky · HQ
- NASA source: https://images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ202608300060
- Page: https://roman.mixinvisuals.com/image/lNHQ202608300060/nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-launch/

The Mission Directors Center inside Hangar AE at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is seen as teams monitor the countdown for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA’S Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, 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. Launch occurred at 7:26 a.m. EDT. Photo Credit (NASA/Joel Kowsky)