Starship flies again and the hunt for galactic glue
From Are We There Yet? by Central Florida Public Media
May 26, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
The episode discusses SpaceX's latest Starship test and the upcoming launch of the Roman space telescope.
NPR's Geoff Brumfiel brings us up to speed on SpaceX's latest Starship test. Plus, the Roman space telescope is closer to launch. What might it find?
People in this episode
Host: Geoff Brumfiel
Topics covered
- SpaceX
- Starship
- Roman space telescope
- space exploration
- galactic discoveries
Keywords
- SpaceX
- Starship
- Roman telescope
- space exploration
- galactic glue
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SpaceX, Roman space telescope
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