NASA's Roman Telescope to Carry 1.35 Million Names to Deep Space
NASA says technicians installed a memory card with 1,350,144 submitted names on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as part of a commemorative plaque. The card is set to travel with Roman to Sun-Earth L2, about one million miles from Earth.
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The memory card is a public-participation element attached to a major NASA observatory that is planned to operate at Sun-Earth L2, about one million miles from Earth.
Technicians installed the memory card at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on July 27, 2026. The card contains 1,350,144 names. The names were submitted globally, including by Artemis II and Artemis III astronauts. The memory card is part of a commemorative plaque on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Roman will travel to Sun-Earth L2, about one million miles from Earth. NASA and SpaceX are targeting launch no earlier than 7:26 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, aboard a Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A.
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