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NASA's Roman Telescope Launches on Mission to Map the Hidden Universe
A $4.3 billion flagship left Florida at dawn for a million-mile post, built to survey dark energy and thousands of exoplanets.
처음 알려진 내용
- Roman launched Aug. 30, 2026, at 7:26 a.m. Eastern on Falcon Heavy from LC-39A.
- Mission cost is cited at $4.3 billion.
- Mission survived four proposed cuts and launched ahead of schedule and under budget.
- Surveys target dark matter, dark energy, exoplanets and distant galaxies, plus coronagraph test.
당시 미해결
- No verified public accounting yet of cruise, deployment sequence, or start of science from the snippets provided.
지켜보겠다고 한 점
- Whether the million-mile cruise and commissioning proceed cleanly toward survey operations.
- Whether the coronagraph demonstration validates direct-imaging tools for future exoplanet missions.