About this episode

The episode discusses the successful Artemis II mission and the potential cuts to NASA's science budget.

The Artemis II crew has returned home safely after a historic journey around the Moon. We celebrate some of the most extraordinary moments from the mission. Meanwhile, back on Earth, the new Presidential Budget Request proposes a 47% cut to NASA's science budget, threatening 84 missions.

Topics covered

• Artemis II
• NASA science budget
• space exploration
• moon mission
• government funding
• science policy

Keywords

• Artemis II
• NASA
• science budget
• moon
• space exploration
• Presidential Budget Request
• missions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, Presidential Budget Request

Places: Earth

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