Roman Space Telescope on track for late August launch
An earlier launch allows NASA to begin gathering cosmological data several months sooner than planned.
NASA’s next flagship space telescope is set to launch in late August, nine months ahead of schedule. The post Roman Space Telescope on track for late August launch appeared first on SpaceNews.
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