NASA’s next‑generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on Oct. 30 at 07:26 ET (19:26 Beijing) aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center. The telescope will head to the Sun–Earth L2 point about 1.5 million km from Earth to observe dark matter, dark energy and exoplanets. Design life is five years with a possible five‑year extension; first science images are expected in early 2027.

2026-08-30

NASA’s next‑generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on Oct. 30 at 07:26 ET (19:26 Beijing) aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center. The telescope will head to the Sun–Earth L2 point about 1.5 million km from Earth to observe dark matter, dark energy and exoplanets. Design life is five years with a possible five‑year extension; first science images are expected in early 2027.