About this episode
Captain Scott Kelly discusses NASA's plans for a permanent lunar base and the challenges involved.
This week Captain Scott Kelly returns to the podcast with Brett King to talk Artemis II and NASA’s announcement of its intention to put a permanent base on the moon. Capt Kelly piloted and commanded shuttle missions before spending an entire year as commander of the International Space Station. We delve into the challenges for a lunar base, the similarities between the ISS and a base on the moon, and how the Orion capsule and lunar hardware differ from the shuttle and other spacecraft that Kelly piloted. The race is on between China and the US to set foot back on the moon.
People in this episode
Host: Brett King
Guest: Scott Kelly
Topics covered
- space exploration
- lunar base
- NASA
- Artemis II
- China vs US
- International Space Station
- Orion capsule
Keywords
- moon
- NASA
- Artemis II
- lunar base
- Scott Kelly
- spacecraft
- Orion capsule
- China
- US
- International Space Station
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA, China, US
Products: Orion capsule
Places: moon, International Space Station
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