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Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

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Sunday, August 30, 2026
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01 — ABOUT

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA infrared space telescope with a 2.4 m (7.9 ft) wide field of view primary mirror and two scientific instruments. The Wide-Field Instrument (WFI) is a 300.8-megapixel multi-band visible and near-infrared camera, providing a sharpness of images comparable to that achieved by the Hubble Space Telescope over a 0.28 square degree field of view, 100 times larger than imaging cameras on the Hubble. The Coronagraphic Instrument (CGI) is a high-contrast, sm

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Roman’s 300.8-megapixel Wide-Field Instrument will survey an area of sky 100 times larger than Hubble’s imaging cameras.

03 — WHAT'S NEXT