{"id":603194,"date":"2026-08-24T14:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/603194\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:38:14","slug":"nancy-grace-roman-telescope-live-updates-nasa-readies-roman-for-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/603194\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: NASA readies Roman for launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA’s next great space telescope is almost ready to leave Earth.<\/p>\n

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Roman has spent the last several weeks undergoing its final launch preparations at KSC. Technicians loaded the observatory with 290 gallons (1,100 liters) of hydrazine fuel<\/a> on July 25, then attached it to its payload adapter<\/a> in early August.<\/p>\n

Roman was recently encapsulated inside Falcon Heavy’s payload fairing, and underwent a full launch-day dress rehearsal<\/a> on Aug. 20. NASA, SpaceX and Roman mission managers then completed the mission’s Flight Readiness Review<\/a> on Aug. 21, formally clearing the observatory to begin its final launch preparations.<\/p>\n

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Next, the telescope, encapsulated in its payload fairings, will be transported to SpaceX’s hangar at LC-39A, where it will be attached to Falcon Heavy rocket before the it rolls out to the pad for launch later this week.<\/p>\n

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