About this episode
The episode discusses the historic return of the Artemis II crew to Earth, highlighting key moments and technical challenges faced during their mission.
The Artemis II crew is headed back to Earth, and they've already made history. We'll look at the highlights, tech issues, and how that ride around the dark side went. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: Grab Sats with River! ⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries Boost with Fountain Boost from the Web: Web Boost Show Notes: Wordle Artemis II Crew Speaks From Space Artemis II Crew Speaks From Space — Intense Unexpected Moment Two Microsoft Outlooks Houston, Bluetooth Won't Pair Artemis II Astronaut Finds Two Outlook Instances Running on Computers Moment NASA Loses Contact With Artemis II Crew Artemis II Distance Record Clip Artemis II Crew Headed Back to Earth After Lunar Flyby Crew Reestablished Contact With Mission Control After Expected 40-Minute Communications Blackout Artemis II: What's on the Menu? A Visual Guide to Artemis II and Previous Missions to the Moon First Photo of Lunar Eclipse From Artemis II Crew Looks Almost Too Good to Be Real Emotional Artemis II Moment as Crew Names Moon Crater “Carroll” MUSIC : I Need a Little By The Retrograde Almost Nothin but Dreams Need a Bit of Tidy Now This Is a Compound for Chickens
Topics covered
- Artemis II
- space exploration
- NASA
- technology issues
- crew communication
- lunar missions
Keywords
- Artemis II
- NASA
- space
- lunar flyby
- crew communication
- technology issues
- Wordle
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA, Microsoft
Books & works: Wordle, I Need a Little, Almost Nothin but Dreams, Need a Bit of Tidy Now, This Is a Compound for Chickens
Places: Earth, Moon, Houston
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