What time will SpaceX launch NASA's Roman Space Telscope on Aug. 30? (Full mission timeline)

SpaceX will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, atop a Falcon Heavy rocket on Aug.

The short version

• NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is encapsulated in the payload fairing of its SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
• A diagram showing SpaceX's Roman Space Telescope launch profile on a Falcon Heavy rocket.
• The flight should last about 31.5 minutes.

What happened

The three first-stage boosters of the Falcon Heavy rocket that will launch NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug. SpaceX shared this photo via X on Aug.

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