Global News Podcast Recommending: 13 Minutes Presents Artemis II
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Mar 30, 2026 
Kristin Fisher, a US space journalist and former CNN space correspondent, joins a lively look at Artemis II. The conversation circles NASA’s plan to send four astronauts around the Moon. It spotlights the mission’s historic scale, daily real-time coverage, and why this flight feels like the start of a bold new era in human spaceflight.
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Artemis II Restarts Human Deep Space Travel
- Artemis II marks humanity’s first crewed return toward the Moon since Apollo ended in 1972.
- Maggie Aderin-Pocock says NASA plans a 10-day lunar loop that could send humans farther from Earth than ever before.
The BBC Will Cover Artemis II In Real Time
- The series frames Artemis II as a real-time story, not a retrospective, with daily episodes during the mission.
- Maggie Aderin-Pocock promises mission updates, technical explanations, and access to the people making the flight happen.
Tim Peake Brings Lived Experience To Artemis II
- Tim Peake brings firsthand astronaut experience after spending 186 days on the International Space Station.
- Maggie Aderin-Pocock highlights his spacewalk, marathon, and more than 250 experiments as context for covering Artemis II.