{
  "id": 3114453,
  "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",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T20:44:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA",
    "slug": "nasa",
    "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 coverage of the upcoming launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Florida. The telescope, named after NASA's first chief astronomer, is set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch is scheduled for no earlier than 7:26 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 30. Pre-launch events include a mission science briefing on Aug. 29, a prelaunch news conference on Aug. 30, and an in-person flyby of the telescope and rocket by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. Live coverage of these events will be available through various platforms.",
  "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 […]",
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        "outlet": "NASA Science",
        "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",
        "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."
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