Florida's Space Coast will see no rocket launches this week after NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on Aug. 30 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carried the telescope into orbit, marking the final launch of the month. As of Monday, Aug. 31, no launches are scheduled for the rest of the week. The pause follows a busy year for the region, which set a record with 109 orbital rocket launches in 2025. So far in 2026, 55 rockets have launched from Florida, including NASA's Artemis II lunar mission in April. The most recent launch was the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, which has a field of view at least 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope. The 2025 record surpassed all previous annual totals, though 2026's pace has slowed compared to that year's rapid cadence. In 2021, Florida had 31 launches — enough to tie its annual record at the time. April 2026 was a historic month, starting with the Artemis II launch from Kennedy Space Center. However, launches slowed in the summer, with only six each month in May, June and July. Blue Origin also faced setbacks when its New Glenn rocket exploded during a hot-fire test at Launch Complex 36 in June, removing the company from the Eastern Range manifest. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch on Aug. 30 was the first mission to use the Kennedy Space Center's newly upgraded Launch Complex 39B. With no launches planned this week, the Space Coast will take a rare break from its usual activity, which has made it a hub for both government and commercial space efforts.