Short Wave Artemis: NASA's New Chapter In Space
Aug 25, 2022
Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR's science correspondent, dives into NASA's ambitious Artemis program. She discusses the significance of the upcoming launch, aiming to land the first woman and person of color on the moon. The conversation covers the challenges of costs and delays, the transition to commercial spaceflight with players like SpaceX, and the innovative technologies involved in the mission. Greenfieldboyce emphasizes how this initiative represents a new chapter in lunar exploration and the stakes of competition within the industry.
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A New Chapter in Space
- No one born in the last half-century has witnessed a moon landing.
- NASA's new Artemis program aims to change that, launching a powerful rocket and crew capsule.
Artemis: The New Moon Mission
- NASA's new rocket stands 32 stories tall, exceeding the Saturn V's power.
- Its first test flight, scheduled for Monday morning, will be unmanned.
Artemis Rocket Design
- The Artemis rocket resembles the Space Shuttle with a bell-shaped capsule instead of a shuttle orbiter.
- This capsule will splash down in the Pacific, echoing the Apollo missions.