{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Falcon 9 Upper Stage Hit the Moon | The Crater, Artemis III, and NASA's Roman","description":"  This week, we're covering what's been trending in Space News for the last 10 days...and IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MOON! Starting up a new weekly segment where we gather the biggest stories and launches from the last week, gathered by our AI Assistant SKYE and reported by your human host Spaceman Alex! I'm Alex G. Orphanos, your space science podcast host and your favorite mad scientist.  &amp;nbsp;  Tell me what you think of the SKYE Report, and which segments to dig deeper into. Don't forget to catch the NASA Roman Telescope mission - join us live Sunday August 30th!  &amp;nbsp;  LIVE Launch Hangout link for Roman here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/V3pipbUu3X0?si=TdaEN9pN-SCkFH-P  &amp;nbsp;  Be well, stay safe, and stay curious.  &amp;nbsp;  Youtube ID: IISCwaC_saI   &amp;nbsp;  THE BOOK The Book of Uncommon-Sense 3D Printing is out now in hardcover and on Kindle: https:\/\/ag3dlabs.com\/book MORE TODAY IN SPACE https:\/\/todayinspace.net - We just updated the site! Check it out  &amp;nbsp;  SKYE is free and it runs every 30 minutes: https:\/\/todayinspace.net  &amp;nbsp;  CHAPTERS  00:00 A new segment, and why I built SKYE  00:26 todayinspace.net: the mission clock and live space news  01:49 The brief \u2014 514 items, 49 stories, 18 sources, 9\/9 launches  02:58 The Moon is trending: 24% of the week, 11x its normal share  03:43 Twenty days from impact to peer-reviewed paper  03:57 Artemis II crew receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor  05:00 Artemis III: shuttle-veteran RS-25 engines, and the crew  05:31 Zeno Power books a nuclear payload to the Moon  06:22 THE TAKE \u2014 the outrage, the fake news, and what we owe the science  09:38 What's next: the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope  10:00 What Roman will actually do  10:40 SpaceX's $100B Louisiana spaceport  11:09 SKYE is the machine. I'm the human.  12:09 Clear skies  &amp;nbsp;  WATCH ROMAN LAUNCH LIVE  Falcon Heavy from LC-39A, no earlier than 7:26am ET, Sunday August 30. NASA coverage  opens 6:20am ET, post-launch conference 9:30am. We'll be live on Today In Space.  LIVE Launch Hangout link for Roman here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/V3pipbUu3X0?si=TdaEN9pN-SCkFH-P  &amp;nbsp;  SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE  &amp;nbsp;  THE LUNAR IMPACT  NASA \u2014 LRO images the Falcon 9 crater, learns new details  https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/moon\/nasas-lro-images-falcon-9-crater-on-moon-learns-new-details\/  Space.com \u2014 A NASA spacecraft spotted the rocket's lunar grave  https:\/\/www.space.com\/astronomy\/moon\/a-spacex-rocket-slammed-into-the-moon-this-month-and-a-nasa-spacecraft-has-spotted-its-lunar-grave-photos  arXiv \u2014 Energetics, crater scaling, and comparison with LRO observations  https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2608.22325  &amp;nbsp;  ARTEMIS  NASA \u2014 Artemis II crew to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor  https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-set-to-receive-congressional-space-medal-of-honor\/  NASA \u2014 The ceremony  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tGjffGccQig  NASA \u2014 Artemis III engine install begins; boosters and crew training advance  https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/missions\/2026\/08\/27\/nasa-starts-artemis-iii-engine-install-boosters-crew-training-advance\/  NASA \u2014 Turkiye and the Artemis Accords  https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-turkey-artemis-accords-signing-ceremony\/  &amp;nbsp;  LUNAR SURFACE  Payload \u2014 Zeno Power books its first nuclear mission to the Moon  https:\/\/payloadspace.com\/zeno-power-books-its-first-nuclear-mission-to-the-moon\/  &amp;nbsp;  ROMAN  NASA \u2014 Coverage set for the Roman Space Telescope launch  https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-sets-coverage-for-roman-space-telescope-launch-from-florida\/  NASASpaceflight \u2014 Launch preview: Falcon Heavy with Roman  https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2026\/08\/launch-preview-082426\/  &amp;nbsp;  SPACEX  Ars Technica \u2014 SpaceX intends to invest up to $100B in a Louisiana spaceport  https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/space\/2026\/08\/spacex-intends-to-invest-up-to-100-billion-in-massive-louisiana-spaceport\/  &amp;nbsp;  IMAGES: NASA \u00b7 NASA\/GSFC\/Arizona State (LRO) \u00b7 KARI\/KASA (Danuri) \u00b7 Payload \u00b7 SpaceX  &amp;nbsp;  #falcon9 #moon #spacenews #artemis #romanspacetelescope #nasa #spacex #lro  #spacepodcast #todayinspace  &amp;nbsp;  Youtube ID: IISCwaC_saI ","author_name":"Today In Space","author_url":"http:\/\/www.todayinspace.net\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42604125\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/3e00ff\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/205582395"}