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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope completes first course correction on its journey to L2

2026-09-01

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope completes first course correction on its journey to L2
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The robotic observatory has completed the first trajectory correction of its journey to the Sun-Earth L2 point, under ground control. No new AI capability is claimed for the manoeuvre.

Beyond the future survey science, the operation is a useful example of the telemetry, state-tracking and recovery discipline that autonomous systems require.

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