Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Roman observatory is slated to launch no later than May 2027, with the team aiming for as early as fall 2026. The mission will revolutionize our understanding of the universe with its deep, crisp, sweeping views of space.
More than a thousand technicians and engineers assembled Roman from millions of individual components. Many parts were built and tested simultaneously to save time. Now that the observatory is assembled, it will undergo a spate of testing prior to shipping to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in summer 2026.
Learn more at science.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/building-roman
Music credit: “Unseen,” by David Husband [PRS], Universal Production Music
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scott Wiessinger (eMITS): Producer/editor
Scott Wiessinger (eMITS): Writer
Ashley Balzer (eMITS): Science Writer
Claire Andreoli (NASA/GSFC): Public Affairs Officer
Jonathan North (eMITS): Animator
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The Roman observatory is slated to launch no later than May 2027, with the team aiming for as early as fall 2026. The mission will revolutionize our understanding of the universe with its deep, crisp, sweeping views of space.
More than a thousand technicians and engineers assembled Roman from millions of individual components. Many parts were built and tested simultaneously to save time. Now that the observatory is assembled, it will undergo a spate of testing prior to shipping to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in summer 2026.
Learn more at science.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/building-roman
Music credit: “Unseen,” by David Husband [PRS], Universal Production Music
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scott Wiessinger (eMITS): Producer/editor
Scott Wiessinger (eMITS): Writer
Ashley Balzer (eMITS): Science Writer
Claire Andreoli (NASA/GSFC): Public Affairs Officer
Jonathan North (eMITS): Animator
This video can be freely shared and downloaded at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14967. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14967. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/.
If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: youtube.com/NASAGoddard
Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
· Instagram: instagram.com/nasagoddard
· X: twitter.com/NASAGoddard
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· Flickr: flickr.com/photos/gsfc
