NASA's new $4.3 billion space telescope to launch in August

Published: Jun 16, 2026 9:06 PM • Updated: Jun 18, 2026 4:10 PM • Original source

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is designed to capture sweeping images at a rapid pace and is set to launch in August. NBC News' Denise Chow got an inside look at the new telescope and compares it to NASA's past models.