# NASA’s $4.3 billion planet-hunting Nancy Grace Roman Space telescope arrives in Florida

> The last time NASA’s Pegasus barge floated up to Kennedy Space Center, it was hauling the core stage for next year’s Artemis III mission worth more than $2 billion. Sunday’s payload more than doubled that. The $4.

- **Source:** [Orlandosentinel](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/06/22/nasas-4-3-billion-planet-hunting-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-arrives-in-florida/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a393abb9d2e1dbe1a01dcb5)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #galaxy
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