Protection plans are prepared for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman House Telescope prelaunch and launch actions. Roman is NASA’s next-generation observatory designed to discover a number of the universe’s greatest mysteries, together with darkish vitality.
NASA and SpaceX are focusing on Roman’s liftoff for no sooner than 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 30, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complicated 39A on the company’s Kennedy House Heart in Florida. Launch protection begins at 6:20 a.m.
Stay protection of those occasions will stream by means of a wide range of platforms. Be taught the place to observe on-line:
Named for NASA’s first chief astronomer, the Nancy Grace Roman House Telescope will pair sharp infrared imaginative and prescient with a area of view no less than 100 instances bigger than the company’s Hubble House Telescope. Its crisp, sweeping surveys will assist scientists examine darkish vitality and darkish matter, uncover and characterize exoplanets, map billions of galaxies, examine black holes, and discover objects from our personal photo voltaic system to the sting of the observable universe.
After launch and separation from the rocket, Roman will journey to the second Solar-Earth Lagrange level, or L2, about a million miles from Earth. The mission has a five-year main lifetime with a aim of working for 10 years, and Roman’s science information can be publicly out there after processing.
NASA’s mission protection is as follows (all instances are Jap and topic to alter based mostly on real-time operations):
Saturday, Aug. 29
9 a.m.: NASA’s Roman House Telescope Mission Science Briefing: The briefing will happen within the NASA Kennedy Press Web site auditorium with the next members:
- Shawn Domagal-Goldman, director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters
- Julie McEnery, Roman telescope senior venture scientist, NASA Goddard House Flight Heart
- Vanessa Bailey, Roman Coronagraph Instrument scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Kristen McQuinn, Roman Science Operations Heart lead, House Telescope Science Institute
- Lee Armus, Roman Science Help Heart lead, Caltech/IPAC
Media could ask questions in particular person or by cellphone. Restricted auditorium house can be out there for in-person participation. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, media ought to contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom no later than one hour earlier than the briefing at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
10:30 a.m.: NASA’s Roman House Telescope Prelaunch Information Convention: The information convention will happen within the NASA Kennedy Press Web site auditorium with the next members:
- Nicky Fox, affiliate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Lucas Paganini, Roman telescope program government, NASA Headquarters
- Jackie Townsend, Roman telescope venture supervisor, NASA Goddard
- Denton Gibson, launch director, NASA’s Launch Companies Program, NASA Kennedy
- Julianna Scheiman, director, NASA Science and Dragon Packages, SpaceX
- Justin McReynolds, launch climate officer, forty fifth Climate Squadron, U.S. House Power
Media could ask questions in particular person or by cellphone. Restricted auditorium house can be out there for in-person participation. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, media ought to contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom no later than one hour earlier than the briefing at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
11:45 a.m.: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is predicted to fly previous the Nancy Grace Roman House Telescope and Falcon Heavy rocket on the launchpad in his jet. The flyby can be proven stay on the identical stream because the prelaunch information convention, with a view of the launch pad throughout the transition. The flyby is topic to climate and operational concerns.
12 p.m.: In-person interviews will happen within the NASA Kennedy Press Information Heart:
- Nicky Fox, affiliate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Lucas Paganini, Roman telescope program government, NASA Headquarters
- Dalia Kirschbaum, appearing director, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, NASA Goddard
- Josh Schlieder, Roman telescope venture scientist, NASA Goddard
- Jason Hylan, Roman telescope flight section and observatory supervisor, NASA Goddard
- Bertrand Mennesson, Roman Coronagraph Instrument venture scientist, NASA JPL
- Jeff Hanke, president, House Methods, House and Mission Methods, L3Harris Applied sciences
- Wendy Minotti, program supervisor, Beautiful Imaging, House and Mission Methods, L3Harris Applied sciences
- Bonnie Patterson, vice chairman and normal supervisor, Civil House, House and Mission Methods, BAE Methods
- Sarah Lipscy, director, Strategic Operations, House and Mission Methods, BAE Methods
Beforehand credentialed media taken with scheduling an interview ought to contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Sunday, Aug. 30
6:20 a.m.: Launch protection begins.
7:26 a.m.: Launch
9:30 a.m.: Postlaunch information convention with the next members:
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
- Nicky Fox, affiliate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Jackie Townsend, Roman telescope venture supervisor, NASA Goddard
- Julie McEnery, Roman telescope senior venture scientist, NASA Goddard
- Denton Gibson, launch director, NASA’s Launch Companies Program, NASA Kennedy
Media could ask questions in particular person or by cellphone. Restricted auditorium house can be out there for in-person participation. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, media ought to contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom no later than one hour earlier than the information convention at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Audio-only protection
Audio-only protection of the launch can be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, accessible by dialing 321-867-1220 or 321-867-1240. On launch day, mission audio countdown actions with out NASA broadcast commentary can be carried on 321-867-7135.
Launch audio additionally can be out there on Launch Info Service and Beginner Tv System’s VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and KSC Beginner Radio Membership’s UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard inside Brevard County on the House Coast.
NASA web site launch protection
Launch day protection can be out there on the NASA web site, together with the livestream and weblog updates as countdown milestones happen. On-demand streaming video and launch images can be out there shortly after liftoff. Observe mission updates on the Roman launch weblog.
Attend launch just about
Members of the general public could register to attend the Roman launch just about. NASA’s Digital Visitor Program contains curated launch assets, notifications about associated alternatives or schedule modifications, and a stamp for the NASA digital visitor passport following launch.
Watch, have interaction on social media
Let individuals know you’re watching the mission on X, Fb, and Instagram by following and tagging these accounts:
The Roman telescope is managed at NASA Goddard with participation by the company’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California; Caltech/IPAC in Pasadena, California; the House Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore; and a group of scientists from numerous analysis establishments. The first industrial companions are BAE Methods Inc., L3Harris Applied sciences, and Teledyne Scientific & Imaging. Contributions to Roman are also made by ESA (European House Company), JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Company), the French house company CNES (Centre Nationwide d’Études Spatiales), and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany. NASA’s Launch Companies Program, based mostly at Kennedy, manages the launch service for the Roman mission.
For extra details about NASA’s Roman telescope, go to:
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Alise Fisher
NASA Headquarters, Washington
202-385-1287
alise.m.fisher@nasa.gov
Leejay Lockhart
Kennedy House Heart, Fla.
321-747-8310
leejay.lockhart@nasa.gov
Claire Andreoli
Goddard House Flight Heart, Greenbelt, Md.
301-286-1940
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov