Artemis II: 4. Launch after-party

About this episode

The episode discusses the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission and the subsequent decisions regarding the lunar flyby.

The moment we’ve all been waiting for… Nasa’s Artemis II mission has launched. Next up is the big decision whether to commit to the lunar flyby and the big engine burn that will need. Testing systems and life-support continues, with engine burns slowly lifting the height of the earth orbit, raising the speed at which the Trans Lunar Injection (TLI) leap into history can begin. Season 4 theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music. 13 Minutes Presents Artemis II is a BBC Audio Science production for the BBC World Service. Presenters: Tim Peake and Maggie Aderin Producers: Alex Mansfield and Sophie Ormiston Series editor: Martin Smith

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Peake, Maggie Aderin

Topics covered

• space exploration
• lunar missions
• NASA
• Artemis program
• engine testing
• life-support systems

Keywords

• Artemis II
• NASA
• lunar flyby
• engine burn
• Trans Lunar Injection
• space mission
• life-support testing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nasa, BBC World Service, Bleeding Fingers Music, BBC Audio Science

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