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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
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The Roman Telescope is a NASA mission that will study dark energy & exoplanets and serve the general astronomy community.
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    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    NASA
    @NASARoman
    Jun 12
    Have you ever wanted to have your name 'Roman' a million miles away? Now you can! Send your name along the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch Aug. 30, 2026! Sign up here: go.nasa.gov/4ejkRcR Submissions close July 12.
    A person in a head-to-toe white clean room suit holds a large purple "boarding pass" for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in Goddard's large cleanroom. The boarding pass includes an image of the 18 detectors, an artist concept image of the telescope, a QR code, and the NASA logo. "Roman Telescope" is written where the name would go.
    The plate attached to the Roman telescope, where a memory card containing names will be attached. It's a tall, thin, rectangular silver plate. At the top of the plate is the stylized Nancy Grace Roman name logo. Below is the silhouette of Roman's 18-square detectors in their iconic arch shape. Text below that reads "NASA's first chief astronomer, Nancy Grace Roman, persevered through barriers and made powerful space telescopes a reality. She envisioned a world where everyone had access to, and enthusiasm for, science. This observatory is the continuation of her legacy and dream." Below the text is an illustration of Dr. Roman looking up, next to her name and the years 1925-2018. Below the years is a small box where the memory card will be affixed. The plate is held down with two large bolts at the top and bottom.
    The fully assembled Roman telescope in the clean room, standing upright. It's a silver cylinder with solar panels peeking out from behind both sides like wings. The hood is deployed, like a black sun visor on a baseball cap. Orange lifts and people in white cleanroom suits surrounded the telescope, highlighting how large it is. The unfolded lifts only reach about one-quarter of the way up the telescope's body. Instrumentation and cables are visible in a section about one-third of the way up the body. Thousands of tiny squares on the wall behind the telescope are air filters for the clean room.
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    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    NASA
    @NASARoman
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    Have you signed up to send your name to space yet?! We've seen your comments and made improvements to the site so that even more of you can now send us your names to be aboard the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. go.nasa.gov/RomanNames
    A person in a head-to-toe white cleanroom suit holds a large purple "boarding pass" for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in Goddard's large cleanroom. To the right of the person is a large half cylinder white shaped container with the telescope inside and to the left is a banner that has the NASA Goddard logo.
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    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    NASA
    @NASARoman
    Jun 24
    You've got a friend in me, Euclid! Last year, @esa's Euclid space telescope paused its usual observations to look at the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy, previewing one of Roman’s major surveys.
    Image by ESA's Euclid providing an earlier snapshot of a region of our galaxy that Roman will repeatedly observe in the upcoming years. The color ombres like a sunset, from dark maroon in the upper left to a lighter orange and then yellow in the lower right. At the right of the frame, thick molecular clouds appear as dark patches that obscure parts of the galactic bulge beyond. Toward the left, the view rises to higher galactic latitudes: the yellow glow of the bulge becomes clearer, with fewer and more isolated foreground clouds interrupting the starlight.
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    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    NASA
    @NASARoman
    Jun 24
    Now, astronomers will learn even more than they could from either telescope alone. nasa.gov/missions/roman…
    An artist’s concept outlining the areas of the galactic core covered by Euclid, compared to the future survey area of the Roman telescope. The background is navy, with the Milky Way depicted in white and light blue glowing circles. They form a loose line across the horizontal center of the image, with a higher concentration making a bulge at the center. Overlaid on the Milky Way, Euclid's coverage area is shown in an orange rectangle in the center. Roman's is depicted by 5 small green rectangles within the orange and one above. The Euclid observations overlap Roman's planned coverage.
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    NASA Goddard
    NASA
    @NASAGoddard
    Jun 24
    This could be your Roman empire. Apply to join us for a NASA Social at @NASAKennedy as we launch the @NASARoman Space Telescope on Aug. 30. Experience the launch firsthand, and help us tell the story of NASA's spectacular new space explorer. go.nasa.gov/4a9LEap
    Side view of Roman's optical telescope assembly. The assembly looks like the tip of a dull pencil. The primary mirror is a shiny, silver circle, like a CD. Six black struts extend from the edge of the primary mirror to a black cylinder, which houses the secondary mirror.
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    NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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    @NASAKennedy
    Jun 24
    NASA’s CHARIOT carrying the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. Next step? Unboxing! Roman will then undergo prelaunch processing ahead of a targeted Aug. 30 liftoff. go.nasa.gov/44r6SwV
    Tractor trailer carrying a large container nears a warehouse building at sunset, with everything reflected in a large puddle
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    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    NASA
    @NASARoman
    Jun 23
    The Roman Space Telescope was packed inside the CHARIOT, placed on the Pegasus barge, and pulled by tug boats approximately 820 nautical miles to @NASAKennedy. Next, this cosmic titan will be placed on a work platform called the Pantheon for post-shipment inspection. Soon, it
    A wide shot of an enormous gray and white canister sitting on a barge in the water. At the left, a large building has a huge opening like a vertical rectangular slot. On the front of this building there’s a large NASA “meatball” logo and an American flag.
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    NASA's Kennedy Space Center
    NASA
    @NASAKennedy
    Jun 21
    NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center, kicking off final prelaunch preparations! Roman is targeting liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A no earlier than August 30, putting the mission eight months ahead of
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    NASA Goddard
    NASA
    @NASAGoddard
    Jun 22
    Sorry to barge in 🚢 @NASARoman arrived at @NASAKennedy on June 21, after a shipping journey packed safely inside its own environmentally controlled transportation container. Next stop: space! go.nasa.gov/4oJZypC
    The iconic launch countdown clock at NASA Kennedy, with Nancy Grace Roman Telescope insignia. An American flag flies against a blue sky to the left of it. In the background, an enormous white cylinder on a barge carries the Roman Space Telescope.
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    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    NASA
    @NASARoman
    Jun 21
    Special delivery! 📦📦 Roman has successfully made it to @NASAKennedy today after its 8-day journey at sea!
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    NASA's Kennedy Space Center
    NASA
    @NASAKennedy
    Jun 21
    NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center, kicking off final prelaunch preparations! Roman is targeting liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A no earlier than August 30, putting the mission eight months ahead of
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    NASA Artemis
    NASA
    @NASAArtemis
    Jun 18
    Did you send your name with Artemis? Here's your chance to send your name a million miles away from Earth aboard the Roman Space Telescope, currently slated to launch on Aug. 30.
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    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    NASA
    @NASARoman
    Jun 18
    Get ready to send your name a MILLION MILES AWAY!! Submit your name to be added to a memory card that will fly on the Roman Space Telescope this year to Lagrange point 2, the same location as @NASAWebb. go.nasa.gov/RomanNames Submissions close July 12th.
    A purple boarding pass to send your name with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The boarding pass is broken up the way a ticket might be, with a tearable stub. The left third, the stub, has the stylized telescope name above the silhouette of Roman's 18 square detectors in its iconic arch shape. Space Telescope is written just below the detectors and above a QR code. Below that are nasa.gov and nasa.gov/roman. The right two thirds of the pass have the red and blue NASA meatball logo along the top. “Your “Name Here” are in large text below that. Much smaller text below that reads "Namesake: NASA's first chief of astronomy aka Mother of Hubble," then "Spacecraft: Astrophysics infrared survey observatory," and below that "Mission Focus: Dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets." Along the bottom, text reads "Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center, Destination: Sun-Earth LaGrange Point 2, Total Miles: 1,000,000." An illustration of the telescope sits along the right side.
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    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    NASA
    @NASARoman
    Jun 18
    Get ready to send your name a MILLION MILES AWAY!! Submit your name to be added to a memory card that will fly on the Roman Space Telescope this year to Lagrange point 2, the same location as @NASAWebb. go.nasa.gov/RomanNames Submissions close July 12th.
    A purple boarding pass to send your name with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The boarding pass is broken up the way a ticket might be, with a tearable stub. The left third, the stub, has the stylized telescope name above the silhouette of Roman's 18 square detectors in its iconic arch shape. Space Telescope is written just below the detectors and above a QR code. Below that are nasa.gov and nasa.gov/roman. The right two thirds of the pass have the red and blue NASA meatball logo along the top. “Your “Name Here” are in large text below that. Much smaller text below that reads "Namesake: NASA's first chief of astronomy aka Mother of Hubble," then "Spacecraft: Astrophysics infrared survey observatory," and below that "Mission Focus: Dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets." Along the bottom, text reads "Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center, Destination: Sun-Earth LaGrange Point 2, Total Miles: 1,000,000." An illustration of the telescope sits along the right side.
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    NASA en español
    NASA
    @NASA_es
    Jun 16
    ¿Creas contenido de redes sociales? Pronto lanzaremos al telescopio espacial Nancy Grace Roman, ¡y queremos que seas parte de este momento! 🚀 Las solicitudes para el evento NASA Social del despegue de @NASARoman, previsto para el 30 de agosto desde @NASAKennedy, ya están
    Un técnico con traje blanco de protección para sala limpia instala el escudo solar del conjunto de paneles solares del telescopio espacial Nancy Grace Roman. Los paneles son oscuros con contornos rojos.
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    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    NASA
    @NASARoman
    Jun 17
    Have you caught yourself 'Roman' around the internet looking for mission updates? We now have a blog! Stay up to date on all things Roman: science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/
    The integrated Roman Space Telescope in Goddard’s large white clean room. Six large red solar panels covered in black squares lined up in three columns next to each other are opened up on the observatory. Two people in head to toe white clean room jumpsuits are standing to the left of the telescope, looking up at it.
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