13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II

The BBC’s space podcast. The story of Artemis II: Nasa’s mission to loop around the Moon. Nasa returned to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century. The Artemis II mission sent astronauts – on a spacecraft called Orion - around the Moon and to go further from Earth than any human in history. We followed Artemis II, with an episode every day during the mission. The story of Artemis II is told by space scientist, Maggie Aderin, and British astronaut, Tim Peake. They are joined by expert contributors, US space journalist Kristin Fisher and the BBC News Science Editor, Rebecca Morelle. Special guests include: John Blevins, chief engineer for Nasa’s Space Launch System (SLS)Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II astronautJacki Mahaffey, Artemis II chief training officer Professor Sara Russell, planetary scientistDr Kelsey Young, lead science officer and lunar science lead for Artemis IIDr Anna Fisher, former space shuttle astronaut 13 Minutes is the BBC’s space