SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket delivered a stunning display of power and fire during the launch of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2026. The photo, released as the Space Photo of the Day for September 2, 2026, shows the 27 Merlin engines spewing flames as they generated the immense thrust needed to lift the heavy payload. The rocket's three Falcon 9 boosters combined to produce over 5 million pounds (2.27 million kilograms) of thrust, enabling it to send the Roman Space Telescope to Lagrange Point 2, a gravitationally stable location 1 million miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth between Earth and Mars.