Trump surprises NASA officials with call after Roman Space Telescope launch

President Donald Trump unexpectedly dialed into a NASA press conference Sunday, congratulating the agency after the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched on a nearly 1 million-mile journey into space.

Trump’s call came shortly after the telescope launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

NASA officials said the telescope successfully separated from the rocket and began sending telemetry as it headed toward its destination in space.