NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and The Journey to Space

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and The Journey to Space

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently completed an epic 8-day voyage, the culmination of more than a decade of dedicated cross-country teamwork. This video retraces Roman's journey from humble beginnings as individual components spread across the country to the observatory's completion at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and finally to the launch site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Roman will undergo final preparations prior to launch, currently slated for August 30, 2026.

The Roman telescope and the discoveries it will support:
https://www.stsci.edu/roman

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/

Dr. Nancy Grace Roman: 
https://science.nasa.gov/people/nancy-roman/

You can send your name along with NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope that will be placed a million miles away for planet Earth. It is currently scheduled to launch on August 30, 2026. 
Sign up here: https://go.nasa.gov/4ejkRcR

Submissions close July 12.

Download the free Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope poster here: 

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Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Narrated by John Rhys-Davies
Producer: Scott Wiessinger (eMITS)
Videographers: Scott Wiessinger (eMITS), Sophia Roberts (eMITS)
Drone: Francis Reddy (University of Maryland College Park) 
Animator: Krystofer Kim (eMITS)
Editor: Scott Wiessinger (eMITS)
Science Writer: Ashley Balzer (eMITS)
Duration: 1 minute, 14 seconds
Release Date: July 8, 2026

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