12 | Artemis Explained: What a ride

About this episode

The episode discusses the return of astronauts from the Artemis II mission and preparations for Artemis III.

The Integrity astronauts are back on Earth recovering from their journey, while NASA prepares for Artemis III. Belinda and Jacinta answer some of your questions in the wake of a successful moon orbit mission. To hear more podcast episodes from hosts Belinda Smith and Jacinta Bowler about the Artemis II mission to the moon, search ‘Science Friction: Artemis Explained podcast’ from Radio National (RN) on the ABC Listen App (Australia), or wherever you get your podcasts. Get in touch with us: sciencefriction@abc.net.au . Credits: Presenters: Belinda Smith and Jacinta Bowler Senior Producer: Shelby Traynor Executive Producer: Petria Ladgrove This story was made on the lands of the Gadigal and Wurundjeri peoples.

People in this episode

Hosts: Belinda Smith, Jacinta Bowler

Topics covered

• Artemis III
• moon orbit mission
• space exploration
• NASA
• astronauts
• science communication

Keywords

• Artemis
• NASA
• moon
• space
• astronauts
• science
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA

Places: Gadigal, Wurundjeri

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