Joe Palca
speaker
141 appearances
18 recordings
1 series
first heard Nov 2025
last heard 7 Sep
Joe Palca’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It's expected to find new planets orbiting distant stars, discover new galaxies, and contribute to astronomers' understanding of a mysterious force called dark energy.
At a news conference after the launch, Roman telescope project manager Jackie Townsend sounded delighted by how well things went.
The next ninety days will be spent making sure all the spacecraft systems are working properly and calibrating telescope instruments.
For NPR News, I'm Joe Palka.
The good news is two potentially major storms in the Atlantic Basin won't pose a problem.
But launch weather officer Justin McReynolds of the US Space Force says local weather off the Florida coast means there's a fifty fifty chance of a launch.
If weather does cause a delay, there's another launch opportunity on Monday morning.
Where it will conduct its five year mission.
For NPR News, I'm Joe Palka.
The good news is two potentially major storms in the Atlantic basin won't pose a problem.
But launch weather officer Justin McReynolds of the US Space Force says local weather off the Florida coast means there's a fifty fifty chance of
If weather does cause a delay, there's another launch opportunity on Monday morning.
Once in space, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will head to a point about a million miles from Earth.
Where it will conduct its five year mission.
For NPR News, I'm Joe Palka.
I'm Windsor
The good news is two potentially major storms in the Atlantic basin won't pose a problem.
But launch weather officer Justin McReynolds of the US Space Force says local weather off the Florida coast means there's a fifty fifty chance of a launch.
If weather does cause a delay, there's another launch opportunity on Monday morning.
Once in space, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will head to a point about a million miles from Earth.
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