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If you do not find this interesting, and maybe even fascinating, I truly feel sorry for you.

 
I have not been following the news about the new space "Roman" telescope due to be launched. I know the Falcon 9 Heavy is a huge rocket, but the telescope is described as being the size of a tour bus and it's amazing to me that we can put something that large atop a rocket and get it into space a million miles away.

It is designed to stay in a "stable spot" in space and capture images impossible to gather otherwise. NASA expects to begin sharing images in Q1 2027.


Here's a reply of the prelaunch and launch of the rocket, with lots of details about the telescope and the rocket:
 
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As soon as you mentioned "a stable spot in space" I knew it was one of the LaGrange Points... James Webb Telescope is in one and we have solar observation satellites at a couple. So this one's going to L2. Okay then, should be fine.
 
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