Trump hails NASA's space telescope launch
President Trump on Sunday praised NASA for launching its dark universe-seeking space telescope. “Congratulations to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, and the Great Patriots at NASA, on a successful launch,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This is THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA!” NASA launched its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from the Kennedy Space Center in...
The US space agency NASA has launched its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The telescope was launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and is designed to study the universe, including dark matter and dark energy.
According to President Trump, the telescope "will help unlock the secrets of the universe". The Roman Space Telescope is named after pioneering US astronomer Nancy Grace Roman and has cost over $4 billion to develop.
The telescope aims to create a map of the cosmos and discover thousands of exoplanets and supernovae. It will use its infrared vision to detect light emitted by celestial objects billions of years ago, according to Dawn. The CBS News described it as a "discovery machine".
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