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2026.09.02 | The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – Part 3

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Show Notes

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 2 September 2026: (Episode artwork credit: NASA/John Kraus) Roman Space Telescope Launched Roman Space Telescope description and launch; origins of the telescope; commissioning process. (Audio inserts courtesy GSFC, KSC)

Soyuz Factory Hit Ukraine strikes the Soyuz rocket and Rassvet satellite factory.

Turn Back Time Luna 18 orbits the Moon ahead of a failed landing attempt and reports on the status of Lunokhod 1. (Audio inserts from Radio Moscow, BBC)

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