3 chapters across the catalog
NASA is preparing the Artemis 2 crew for a mission to orbit the moon in an Orion capsule, though the mission will not include a lunar landing. Skeptics point to NASA's historical loss of 700 cases of original Apollo tapes and telemetry data as a reason for doubt. The discussion also touches on the lack of a time delay in President Nixon's 1969 phone call to the moon and the "moon rock" given to the Dutch that was later identified as petrified wood.
NASA successfully launched the Artemis 1 mission, the most powerful rocket ever built, from Kennedy Space Center. The uncrewed mission aims to send the Orion capsule around the moon to test heat shields and flight systems before future crewed landings. The hosts critique the "poetic" media coverage and a NASA official's use of a biblical reference regarding "shaking the wicked" out of the earth.
NASA Artemis Program, European Service Module and Moon Mission
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine provided an update on the Artemis program, emphasizing that the mission to the moon will be international in nature. The architecture requires the SLS rocket and a European service module for the Orion crew capsule to successfully reach the lunar surface.
