Roman Telescope Arrives For Launch Preparations

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Irene Klotz
June 22, 2026

Credit: Amber Jean Notvest/NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL—A flagship NASA observatory designed to answer questions about dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets and other astrophysical phenomena arrived at Kennedy Space Center on June 21 to begin a 10-week launch campaign. Named after the agency’s first chief astronomer, the Nancy Grace Roman…

Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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