NASA MEDIA BFG ON NANCY GRACE ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE, July 29, 2026, virtual, 2:00 pm ET

NASA will have a media briefing on July 29, 2026 about the upcoming launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled for August 30.

Participants are:

• Shawn Domagal-Goldman, director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters in Washington
• Jackie Townsend, Roman telescope project manager, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland
• Julie McEnery, Roman telescope senior project scientist, NASA Goddard
• Jeremy Perkins, Roman telescope integration and test scientist, NASA Goddard

NASA’s press release says: “NASA will stream this event live through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live.”