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    Roman Space Telescope Launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station [Image 16 of 32]

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    A large rocket is captured mid-flight against a blue sky with wispy clouds, with its engines actively firing and producing a bright orange and green flame plume. The rocket appears to be ascending at a near-vertical angle, with a dark smoke trail visible above it. The image appears to depict a SpaceX Starship or similar large launch vehicle during a test flight.

    KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    08.30.2026

    Photo by Emre Kelly 

    Space Launch Delta 45

    Falcon Heavy side boosters land at Landing Zones 2 and 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Aug. 30, 2026. Following stage separation, the two boosters returned to Cape Canaveral while NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope continued its journey toward the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2. (U.S. Space Force photo by Emre Kelly)

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    Date Taken: 08.30.2026
    Date Posted: 09.03.2026 14:58
    Photo ID: 9910845
    VIRIN: 260830-X-BV051-1016
    Resolution: 6048x4024
    Size: 2.85 MB
    Location: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA, US
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