NASA’s much-delayed Artemis II mission is set to launch in early March. For the first time since 1972, astronauts will fly around the moon—if all goes well, that means humans could walk on the lunar surface once again in a subsequent mission. But, if China succeeds in its own ambitions, those astronauts might not be alone. A new Moon race has begun.
Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Guests: The Economist’s Tim Cross and Oliver Morton; and Teasel Muir-Harmony of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
For more on America’s Moon programme, listen to our podcast on the inception of NASA’s giant (and pointless) SLS rocket.
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