NASA Minute: September 4, 2026

From low Earth orbit to deep space, NASA had a huge week in exploration and discovery. Roman is officially on its way, Artemis III is coming together, and station crews are keeping the work moving in orbit. Here’s what’s new this week in your NASA Minute.

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A new space telescope is on its way, the next Artemis mission is taking shape, and station crews are staying busy in orbit. Here's what's new this week in your NASA Minute. NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is officially on its way. Roman launched Sunday morning from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, beginning a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit. With its large field of view and fast survey speeds, Roman will usher us into a new era of discovery and make the invisible visible, setting the foundation for humanity's search for life beyond our solar system.

Following launch, President Trump called into NASA's Post-Launch Press Conference to congratulate the team and celebrate the mission as a major step forward for American leadership in space and science. NASA is making major progress towards Artemis III. Teams at Kennedy Space Center are installing the RS-25 engines on the SLS core stage, stacking the rocket's boosters, and powering on Orion to test connections between its crew and service modules. Meanwhile, at Johnson Space Center, the Artemis III crew is training in Orion simulators and practicing water landing scenarios and the neutral buoyancy lab. Stay tuned as the hardware, spacecraft, and crew continue coming together for Artemis III in mid-2027.

And finally, it's been a busy stretch of spacewalks aboard the International Space Station. On Tuesday, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot installed a new navigation reflector, swapped out a high-definition camera, and completed other maintenance tasks during the third spacewalk in three weeks. Summer may be winding down, but NASA's momentum is only picking up. We'll see you next time on The NASA Minute.

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