NASA awards SpaceX $255M contract to launch Roman Space Telescope - Business Insider

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to observe dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanets in space.

NASA on Tuesday awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX with a contract to provide launch services for the next space telescope mission. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is 2.4 meters in diameter, is… [+1598 chars]

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