La NASA prévoit le lancement du télescope spatial Roman pour le 30 août

La NASA a fixé au 30 août 2026 la date de lancement du télescope spatial Nancy Grace Roman, avançant ainsi le calendrier de huit mois par rapport aux plans initiaux.

L'agence prévoit d'envoyer le télescope infrarouge dans l'espace à bord d'une fusée Falcon Heavy de SpaceX depuis la Floride. Il sera dirigé vers le point de Lagrange L2 Soleil-Terre, rejoignant ainsi le télescope spatial James Webb. Les ingénieurs du Goddard Space Flight Center de la NASA à Greenbelt, dans le Maryland, ont terminé une inspection finale du miroir primaire de 2,4 mètres à la fin du mois de mai. Ils se préparent maintenant à expédier le télescope au Kennedy Space Center plus tard ce mois-ci pour des contrôles et des tests supplémentaires. Le télescope offre un champ de vision 100 fois plus large que celui de Hubble. Il étudiera l'énergie noire et recherchera des systèmes solaires semblables au nôtre. « Tout ce travail aboutira à ce que le télescope Roman fournisse des vues inédites de l'univers », a déclaré la NASA.

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