# NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Flies Over Roman Space Telescope Ahead of Launch (KSC-20260829-VP-FMX03-0001-NASA Administrator Flyby Roman Space Telescope LC 39A-4K-M26246)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman performs a flyover in his personal F-5 aircraft on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, above the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, poised to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman will investigate dark energy and dark matter, conduct a statistical census of planetary systems, and enable a broad range of additional astrophysics research. Liftoff from Kennedy is targeted for no earlier than 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 30.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 20 min
- By: NASA Kennedy Space Center
- Genres: Space
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Administrator_Jared_Isaacman_Flies_Over_Roman_Space_Telescope_Ahead_of_Launch_(KSC-20260829-VP-FMX03-0001-NASA_Administrator_Flyby_Roman_Space_Telescope_LC_39A-4K-M26246).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: NASA Kennedy Space Center
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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