08/30/2026
๐ Could Artemis 2 Be the Next Giant Leap for Human Spaceflight?
What can todayโs lunar missions teach us about humanityโs future beyond Earth? In this episode, Gary Melnick, astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian and Principal Investigator of NASAโs Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite, takes us inside the science, technology, and ambitions behind the next era of lunar exploration.
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In this episode, we explore:
๐ The goals and significance of Artemis 2
๐ How modern missions differ from the Apollo era
๐ฐ๏ธ What lunar exploration can teach us about future missions
๐ Why spacecraft use gravitational slingshots between the Moon and Earth
๐ฝ The scientific search for potential extraterrestrial technology
Connect with Gary here: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/
๐ง Listen now on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9C