And James Webb was launched on December 25, 2021 by a rocket Ariane 5it is indeed an American launcher which will propel into space the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescopethe next space telescope of the NASA better known by its nickname, Roman. This space telescope is named following the “mother” of Hubble, who is also incidentally one of the first women to be given the leadership of a major project at NASA. Decked out with this legendary name, Roman will be launched within a few years. aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launcher.
Nancy Grace Roman, the “mother of Hubble”
NASA has confirmed its choice to favor the SpaceX launcher, and has ventured to estimate the launch period with a little more precision, i.e. in October 2026. The project is well advanced, and like its cousin James Webb has already swallowed billions of dollars (4.3 billion exactly). History probably to reassure following the successive delays of James Webb, Mark Clampin, the next boss of NASA’s Astrophysics Division, said that everything would be done to avoid further postponements. Because yes, Roman is already a little behind the initial schedule… like James Webb once more.
Like Webb, Roman will also track exoplanets and dark matter. The space telescope will be equipped to do this from Wide Field Instrument which allows rapid observation of large areas of deep sky.
