SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launching NASA's Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30: How to watch it live

NASA's next great space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is set to launch on Aug. 30 at 7:26 a.m. EDT from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch will be carried out on top of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Live coverage of the event will be available on Space.com starting at 6:20 a.m. EDT.

Prior to the launch, several prelaunch briefings and press conferences will take place on Saturday, Aug. 29. The science briefing, scheduled for 9 a.m. EDT, will delve into the telescope's ambitious goals, such as discovering thousands of exoplanets and providing new insights into dark matter and dark energy. A prelaunch press conference will follow at 10:30 a.m. EDT, with experts discussing the mission's readiness.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is expected to perform a flyby of the telescope and rocket during the press conference.

On Sunday, Aug. 30, the actual launch will be the main event. After the launch, a post-launch briefing led by key personnel will be held at 9:30 a.m. EDT. They will likely discuss the upcoming 30-day journey of the telescope to its deep-space location at the sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2.