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Why NASA wants to go back to the moon
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19 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2022
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Podcast episode
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With its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, Artemis 1 marked the successful completion of the first step in a new era of space travel to the moon. It comes 50 years after the last astronaut bounced along the lunar surface.Now, the goal is to make moon travel more routine and sustainable. Science reporter Ivan Semeniuk explains how NASA hopes to do this in the next decade, along with help from international partners like Canada, and what hurdles it’ll have to overcome to make the entire Artemis program as successful as its predecessor Apollo.Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com
Released:
Dec 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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