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Roman Space Telescope Postlaunch News Conference

The Post Launch news conference will take place in the NASA Kennedy Press Site auditorium with the following participants: - NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman - Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters - Jackie Townsend, Roman telescope project manager, NASA Goddard - Julie McEnery, Roman telescope senior project scientist, NASA Goddard - Denton Gibson, launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program, NASA Kennedy

KSC, Florida

Press Event

Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch News Conference

The prelaunch news conference will take place in the NASA Kennedy Press Site auditorium with the following participants: * Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters * Lucas Paganini, Roman telescope program executive, NASA Headquarters * Jackie Townsend, Roman telescope project manager, NASA Goddard * Denton Gibson, launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program, NASA Kennedy * Julianna Scheiman, director, NASA Science and Dragon Programs, SpaceX * Justin McReynolds, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, U.S. Space Force

KSC, Florida

Press Event

Roman Space Telescope Mission and Science Briefing

The pre-launch mission and science briefing for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will take place in the NASA Kennedy Press Site auditorium with the following participants: * Shawn Domagal-Goldman, director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters * Julie McEnery, Roman telescope senior project scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center * Vanessa Bailey, Roman Coronagraph Instrument scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory * Kristen McQuinn, Roman Science Operations Center lead, Space Telescope Science Institute * Lee Armus, Roman Science Support Center lead, Caltech/IPAC

KSC, Florida

Static Fire

SpaceX Starship Booster B21 Static Fire

Booster 21 will be static fired as preparation for Starship Flight 14-

Starbase Texas

Rollout

Booster 21 Rollout to the Launch Site

Booster 21 is rolling out to the Launch site at Starbase ahead of testing.

Starbase Texas

EVA

US EVA-98

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will install a Space-to-Ground antenna on the orbital complex. The antenna is a critical communication system NASA uses to transmit data and high‑speed communication between the Mission Control Center in Houston and the space station. The astronauts also will replace a retroreflector used for spacecraft docking on the Harmony module’s forward port.

International Space Station

EVA

US EVA-97

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will replace a Space-to-Ground antenna, a critical communication system NASA uses to transmit data and high‑speed communication between the Mission Control Center in Houston and the space station, on the orbital complex.

International Space Station

Celestial Event

Total Solar Eclipse in Europe

On 12 August 2026, a solar eclipse will be visible across parts of Europe and the north Atlantic. The path of totality will cross Greenland, Iceland, Spain and a small area of northeastern Portugal. Other parts of Europe will see a partial solar eclipse.

Europe & Northern Atlantic

EVA

US EVA-96

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon will install hardware that will modify the station’s 3B power channel and prepare it for the future installation of an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA), which will provide additional power to support critical station operations, including its safe and controlled deorbit.

International Space Station

Press Event

Chris Williams Post-Flight News Conference

NASA astronaut Chris Williams will recap his recent mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

Press Event

SpaceX Crew-13 Crew News Conference

The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission will participate in a news conference from NASA Johnson Space Center. Participants include: - Jessica Watkins, commander, NASA - Luke Delaney, pilot, NASA - Joshua Kutryk, mission specialist, CSA - Sergey Teteryatnikov, mission specialist, Roscosmos

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

Press Event

SpaceX Crew-13 Mission Overview News Conference

The Crew-13 mission leadership will host a mission overview press conference with the following participants - Joel Montalbano, deputy associate administrator, Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters - Dana Weigel, manager, Low Earth Orbit Program, NASA Johnson - Mathieu Caron, director, Astronauts, Life Sciences, and Space Medicine, CSA - Julianna Scheiman, director, NASA Science and Dragon Programs, SpaceX

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

Press Event

US EVA-96/97/98 Preview News Conference

NASA will discuss the upcoming US EVA-96, 97 and 98 spacewalks during a news conference at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA participants include: - Bill Spetch, deputy manager of Commercial, Low Earth Orbit Program - Chris Dobbins, spacewalk flight director - Chloe Mehring, spacewalk flight director

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

Press Event

Roman Telescope Pre-Launch Media Briefing

NASA will host a virtual news conference to preview the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, scheduled to launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, Aug. 30. Participants in the briefing, who will provide an overview of the mission and its status, include: - 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

Online

Spacecraft Landing

Soyuz MS-28 Landing

The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will land back on Earth near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan

Spacecraft Undocking

Soyuz MS-28 Undocking

The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of reentry and landing in Kazakhstan.

International Space Station

Farewell Ceremony

Soyuz MS-28 Farewell Ceremony

NASA will livestream the farewell ceremony and hatch closing of the Soyuz MS-278crew ahead of its return to Earth.

International Space Station

Change of Command

ISS Expedition 74-75 Change of Command Ceremony

ROSCOSMOS cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will hand over the International Space Station command to NASA astronaut Jessica Meir.

International Space Station

Vehicle Testing

SpaceX Starship Booster B20 Testing

SpaceX is testing Booster 20 before the 13th Starship Test Flight.

Starbase Texas

Hatch Opening

Soyuz MS-29 Hatch Opening

Coverage of the hatch opening and welcoming remarks by the Soyuz MS-29 crew on the International Space Station as they join the Expedition 74 crew.

International Space Station