9/4/2026
The Chart Room · space

Trump tried to scrap NASA's Roman Space Telescope last year. Now it's ready to launch

Filed by Dana Graviton
Trump tried to scrap NASA's Roman Space Telescope last year. Now it's ready to launch
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch, but the observatory almost had a very different fate. President Trump's leaked budget proposal last year marked it for cancellation.
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Trump tried to scrap NASA's Roman Space Telescope last year. Now it's ready to launch — The Chart Room