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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Reaches Florida for Launch Processing
Key Takeaways
- NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrived at Kennedy Space Center on June 22.
- The observatory now enters about 70 days of prelaunch processing, fueling, and encapsulation.
- Launch is targeted for no earlier than August 30 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
- Engineers had to add extra cooling units during transport to keep the observatory below 74F.
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DT Editorial Team··via spaceflightnow.com
