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NASA begins powering on Roman Space Telescope instruments during journey to its operational orbit

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NASA has started activating instruments aboard the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for the first time as the observatory travels nearly 1 million miles to its final orbit. The commissioning milestone precedes Roman’s scientific mission to study the universe with a wide field of view.

Discovered 2026-09-16T11:05:17.111349-07:00 | 2026-09-16T11:05:17.111349-07:00

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  • Instrument activation marks the transition from spacecraft transit to commissioning for NASA’s next major space observatory.
  • Roman’s wide-field scientific mission will expand NASA’s capacity for astronomical surveys once the telescope reaches its operational orbit.

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