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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Ready for September Launch After Surplus Spy Hardware Origins
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Ready for September Launch After Surplus Spy Hardware Origins

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, built using surplus spy satellite hardware from the National Reconnaissance Office, is set for September launch. The wide-field infrared observatory will capture 1.4 terabytes of data daily, survey dark energy and dark matter through baryon acoustic oscillations, and detect tens of thousands of exoplanets via microlensing. The mission is eight months ahead of schedule and under budget.

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