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On Episode 416, The podcast team discusses how to watch and engage with the Artemis II mission, from launch coverage to real-time updates and beyond.

Choreographing Astronaut Recovery For any crew returning to Earth from space, the journey home includes a carefully choreo-graphed recovery effort to bring them safely back on dry land after splashing down in the ocean. Christine St. Germain, NASA recovery director for the Commercial Crew Program, tells us about this critical phase of flight.

Houston We Have A Podcast: Air Force Rescue and Recovery by NASA

On Episode 414, Dr. Lisa Carnell, division director for NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences, discusses how research in microgravity, the Moon, and Mars can transform our understanding of biological and physical phenomena, from translational science to space radiation countermeasures.

Nujoud Merancy, NASA's deputy associate administrator for the Strategy and Architecture Office, talks about how NASA is developing the roadmap for Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.

NASA's Dragonfly spacecraft, a rotorcraft the size of a small car, is set to ex-plore Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Rich in organic compounds, Titan offers a rare window into the kinds of chemical conditions that may have existed on Earth long before life began.

On Episode 413, NASA’s International Space Station Program Manager Dana Weigel and Director of the International Space Station and Commercial Spaceflight Divisions Robyn Gatens reflect on more than 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station and discuss how the orbiting laboratory is paving the way for Artemis, the Moon, and eventually Mars.

Artemis II: She's Calling Us by NASA

Behind NASA’s Artemis II mission and the astronauts who will fly around the Moon, teams on the ground are essential. Explore some of the epic equipment that makes Artemis II possible—the mobile launcher, crawler-transporter, and NASA’s barge Pegasus—and meet a few of the many specialists who act as the shoulders lifting astronauts into space.

During Artemis II, four astronauts will see the lunar surface as few humans have—and possibly, parts of the Moon’s far side that no one has seen before. Learn what lunar science questions NASA hopes to answer through the astronauts’ eyes with lunar geologist Kelsey Young. And those astronauts will also be subjects of science. Jancy McPhee, associate chief scientist of NASA’s Human Research Program, explains how studying human health on Artemis II will prepare us for exploration deeper into space than ever before.

Bienvenidos a un vuelo imaginario con destino a un agujero negro. Con el astrofísico de la NASA Javier García como piloto, nos embarcamos en una odisea espacial donde el tiempo se dilata, la luz se curva, y las leyes de la física colapsan. Descubre cómo la NASA detecta y estudia estos fascinantes objetos cósmicos, qué es la espaguetización, y qué misterios aguardan más allá del horizonte de eventos. Advertencia: este es un viaje solo de ida. ¿Te atreves a sumarte a la aventura?

On episode 412, NASA leaders Joel Montalbano and Ryan Landon reflect on 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station, the milestones that shaped its legacy, and how international cooperation has been essential to the station’s success.

From her experience working with the Commercial Crew Program, which sends astronauts to the International Space Station aboard commercial spacecraft, to the Artemis missions to the Moon, aerospace engineer Jennifer Lu shares how working with a variety of teams — including circus performers before coming to NASA — has helped her see the bigger picture.

On episode 411, the CHAPEA Mission 2 crew members record their first audio log just weeks after entering the Mars analog habitat, with added context from CHAPEA co-investigator Dr. Suzanne Bell on the science behind the mission.

On episode 410, The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 discuss their backgrounds, training, and upcoming mission to the International Space Station.

During Artemis II, humans will fly Orion—NASA’s next-generation spaceship designed to take us to the Moon and beyond—for the first time. Tour Orion with Branelle Rodriguez, the vehicle manager for Artemis II, to hear about the support systems that keep astronauts alive and how exactly you use the bathroom en route to the Moon. Then, pop the hood of NASA’s most powerful rocket, the Space Launch System, with David Beaman, one of its key architects.

On episode 409, Part 2, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei reflects on his time aboard the International Space Station and his experience calling space home as part of our ISS25 series.

Artemis II is the first crewed mission under NASA’s Artemis campaign and will send four astronauts — NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen — on an approximately 10-day mission around the Moon and back. The crew will venture around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft and launch atop NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will test and check out all of Orion’s life supporting systems in the deep space environment before NASA flies Artemis missions to the surface of the Moon. Artemis II is the first crewed deep space mission in more than 50 years. This clip is from a crew news conference that took place at NASA's Johnson Space Center on Sept. 24, 2025. Commander Reid Wiseman addresses the crew about their upcoming mission around the Moon.

Artemis II is the first crewed mission under NASA’s Artemis campaign and will send four astronauts — NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen — on an approximately 10-day mission around the Moon and back. The crew will venture around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft and launch atop NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will test and check out all of Orion’s life supporting systems in the deep space environment before NASA flies Artemis missions to the surface of the Moon. Artemis II is the first crewed deep space mission in more than 50 years. This clip is from the Launch Demonstration Test (ISVV-1A) that took place on Sept. 20, 2023. The Artemis II crew practiced putting on their Orion crew survival system spacesuits in crew quarters at Kennedy’s Neil Armstrong Operations and traveled to the launch pad. In this clip, mission specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch reflect on the “hallowed ground” of the suit room.

Artemis II is the first crewed mission under NASA’s Artemis campaign and will send four astronauts — NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen — on an approximately 10-day mission around the Moon and back. The crew will venture around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft and launch atop NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will test and check out all of Orion’s life supporting systems in the deep space environment before NASA flies Artemis missions to the surface of the Moon. Artemis II is the first crewed deep space mission in more than 50 years. This clip is from a crew news conference that took place at NASA's Johnson Space Center on Sept. 24, 2025. Commander Reid Wiseman discusses how the crew decided to name their Orion spacecraft “Integrity.”