Nancy Grace Roman Telescope on its way to new home: All that has happened so far
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched and is currently traveling toward its destination at the L2 Lagrange point. The spacecraft has completed initial system checks, including the deployment of its communications antenna and sunshade.
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This mission represents a major advancement in space observation, designed to study dark energy and exoplanets with unprecedented precision.
Nasa’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has had a busy first few days in space.After years of development, the powerful observatory lifted off on August 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and has now begun its journey towards its permanent home in deep space.But Roman is not ready to start surveying the universe just yet.It is currently undergoing a series of crucial deployments, trajectory adjustments and system checks before it begins science operations. NANCY GRACE ROMAN TELESCOPE ON ITS OWNRoman launched at 4:56 pm IST on August 30 from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.The launch was followed by a series of successful rocket manoeuvres, including separation from the Falcon Heavy’s second stage.At about 5:27 pm IST on the same day, Roman separated from the rocket and established communication with ground controllers.The telescope is now travelling towards the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2, about 15 lakh kilometres from…
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