About this episode
Ross Douthat interviews billionaire Jared Isaacman about the upcoming Artemis II mission and the future of human space exploration.
We’re going back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. That is, if Artemis II can get off the ground. I sat down with Jared Isaacman, the billionaire leading NASA, to hear his perspective on everything from extraterrestrial life to the timeline for sending humans to Mars. This interview was recorded before NASA announced the delay of Artemis II’s launch.
People in this episode
Host: Ross Douthat
Guest: Jared Isaacman
Topics covered
- space exploration
- moon landing
- NASA
- Artemis program
- extraterrestrial life
- human spaceflight
Keywords
- space race
- Artemis II
- moon
- Mars
- Jared Isaacman
- NASA
- extraterrestrial life
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA
Places: moon, Mars
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