Space News for Saturday, August 29, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Ron Faith, RBC Signals
(00:50) NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida
(01:25) ESA awards first European Launcher Challenge contracts
(02:10) Launch Concerns Cast a Shadow Over SmallSat 2026
(02:26) Meeting Nancy Grace Roman: What was the 'mother of Hubble' really like?
(02:48) Who was Nancy Grace Roman? NASA's next big space telescope is named after the 'Mother of Hubble'
(03:33) What time will SpaceX launch NASA's Roman Space Telscope on Aug. 30? (Full mission timeline)
(04:35) 'It's going to be beautiful': President Trump signs order to create US Space Academy
(05:40) Relive private Chinese rocket's explosive 1st landing attempt (video)