Artemis II Mission Shows We Still Have What It Takes to Reach for the Stars
About this episode
The episode discusses the Artemis II mission and its implications for science and society, alongside a review of cloning research.
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the recent Artemis II mission, consider its important from a scientific and a psychological standpoint, and consider whether the US really has the money to be spending money on projects like Artemis II and the upcoming Artemis missions. The guys then react to recent research involving the repeated cloning of a mouse over tens of generations leading a catastrophic end result, and discuss what went wrong, what went right, and how society should be handling this type of scientific advancement. Artemis II’s record-breaking journey around the moon ends with dramatic splashdown (AP) Artemis II Multimedia (NASA.gov) Why Has It Been 50 Years Since Humans Went to the Moon? (National Air and Space Museum) NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing (NPR) How much does Artemis II cost—and who pays for it? (MSN) Scientists Cloned a Mouse for 58 Generations. The Results Were Catastrophic. (Popular Mechanics) All the celebrities who have cloned their dogs — from Tom Brady to Barbra Streisand (Hello Magazine)
People in this episode
Hosts: James Keys, Tunde Ogunlana
Topics covered
- space exploration
- scientific advancement
- psychological impact
- cloning research
- budgeting for space missions
Keywords
- Artemis II
- space missions
- cloning
- scientific research
- budget
- psychological effects
- NASA
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA, National Air and Space Museum, NPR, MSN, Popular Mechanics, Hello Magazine
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