{
  "id": 3114356,
  "title": "NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/nasa-sets-coverage-for-roman-space-telescope-launch-from-florida",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T20:44:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-roman-space-telescope-launch-from-florida/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA has finalized plans for the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The telescope, designed to study dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets, and other cosmic phenomena, is set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Coverage of the prelaunch and launch activities has been arranged, with various events taking place over the course of a few days leading up to the scheduled launch time of 7:26 a.m. EDT on August 30. Media from around the world can tune in to these events, either live or through archived streams, to get up-to-date information on the telescope's progress towards its mission.",
  "summary": "Coverage plans are ready for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope prelaunch and launch activities. Roman is NASA’s next-generation observatory designed to explore some of the universe’s biggest mysteries, including dark energy. NASA and SpaceX are targeting Roman’s liftoff for no earlier than 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 30, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket […] The post NASA Sets Coverage…",
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        "outlet": "NASA",
        "title": "NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/nasa-sets-coverage-for-roman-space-telescope-launch-from-florida-3114453",
        "published": "2026-08-24T20:44:58.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}