Artemis II

About this episode

The episode discusses the Artemis II mission and various humorous anecdotes related to space and everyday life.

It's been 54 years since anyone's been to the moon and we're finally sending people back up there. Well, near the moon. This week we break down the Artemis II mission, NASA's first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since 1972, featuring the crew's Severance Halloween costumes, the Canadian who got a free ride, and one astronaut's prophetic tweet about dreaming of lunar orbit. Also: Tom's harrowing trip to the DMV, the middle-aged man speedball, descenders, and whether you'd get space madness within the first hour. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tom

Topics covered

• space exploration
• NASA missions
• Artemis II
• lunar orbit
• comedy
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Artemis II
• NASA
• moon
• space madness
• DMV
• Severance
• Halloween costumes
• crew
• lunar orbit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA

Places: moon, low Earth orbit, DMV

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