NASA’s Lunar Ambitions, Mars and Beyond

NASA’s Lunar Ambitions, Mars and Beyond

From Straight to The Point With Catherine Herridge by L.A. Times Studios, Catherine Herridge

March 17, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 20

About this episode

Catherine Herridge interviews NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman about future lunar and Mars missions.

EXCLUSIVE: NASA Boss Reveals New Artemis II Launch Plans And Details Ambitious 2027 Lunar Base Start Date; Says Manned Mars Missions And Humans Becoming An Interplanetary Species Within The Next Decade This week on Straight to the Point I sat down with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at NASA’s DC Headquarters. In this exclusive interview, the head of the United States space program laid out the future of American missions to the Moon, Mars, the Orbital economy and beyond.

People in this episode

Host: Catherine Herridge

Guest: Jared Isaacman

Topics covered

  • NASA
  • space exploration
  • Artemis program
  • Mars missions
  • lunar base
  • interplanetary species

Keywords

  • NASA
  • Artemis II
  • Jared Isaacman
  • lunar base
  • Mars missions
  • space exploration
  • interplanetary species

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, NASA’s DC Headquarters, Artemis II

Places: Moon, Mars

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