Keyword: spacetelepscope https://freerepublic.com/tag/spacetelepscope/ en-us Sun, 2 Aug 2026 20:16:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 'It's going to do things that currently are impossible': The Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is ready to launch Aug. 30 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4390334/posts A major space observatory is just one month away from leaving this planet. NASA scientists got together Wednesday (July 29) to share a status update on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — the agency's next great observatory that will soon join the ranks of absolute legends like the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope. And that press conference was overflowing with good news. The $4 billion Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX rocket on Aug. 30 at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT). That's nine months ahead of schedule according to the team.... Space.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4390334/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2026 20:16:53 GMT