In April, 2026, four astronauts successfully flew around the moon. It was the first time humans ventured toward the moon in five decades. Now, NASA’s sights are on landing there.
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After the success of Artemis II, we at Short Wave definitely have moon fever.
So, we brought NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce onto the show to talk about where we’re headed. What will future Artemis missions look like and what needs to happen next for people to be able to walk on the moon again?
We find out in this latest installment of Spacing Out – with space enthusiasts Regina G Barber and one of the hosts of All Things Considered, Scott Detrow!
Interested in more on space? Check out the whole summer series, Space Camp. Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.
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This episode was produced by Berly McCoy. It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez, Amina Khan and Christopher Intagliata. The audio engineers were Robert Rodriguez and Tiffany Castro