Podcast Transcript April 17, 2026— Why you keep falling for the same person, and 9 other things worth discussing this week

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As they got close to the Moon, Artemis II astronauts were eager to land https://arstechni.ca/86y8 #Moonlanding #artemisII #moonbase #Space
As they got close to the Moon, Artemis II astronauts were eager to land

If you had given us the keys to the lander, we would have taken it down."

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China Is Shooting For The Moon Sooner Than You Think

Humanity first reached the moon in 1969. We went back a few times, then lost interest within three short years, and we haven’t been back since. NASA has just flew a quartet of astronauts arou…

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If you're a bit of a space geek, or "of an age" where you remember the early Apollo flights, this might be of interest.

A creator put together an "ambience" video that is just the spacecraft and flight directors' NASA control room chatter from the undocking of the Apollo 11 lunar lander from the command module to the first step on the moon. No music.

It had me holding my breath from the "Go for landing" to the touchdown. I mean, I know the ending, but it still grabbed me by the ear holes.

Interestingly, the Apollo 11 mission patch, designed by Collins, is one of only two to NOT include the names of the astronauts; the idea was that the patch represented the thousands of people involved with the mission, not just the astronauts, and emphasised the mission's theme of "For all mankind".

Apollo 13 was the other nameless patch, and Lovell had a concept in mind: "Ex Luna, Scientia" emphasising the knowledge gained.

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#NASA #Apollo #MoonLanding #Artemis

NASA has officially completed the Artemis 2 mission, paving the way for humans to return to the lunar surface with Artemis 3! 🌕 History is in the making as we prepare for the next era of space exploration. #NASA #Artemis

Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgKYuH5tXQQ

#Artemis3 #MoonLanding #SpaceNews #SpaceExploration #Astronauts #ScienceNews

April 11, 2026 at 07:16PM

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'It's special to be human' | Artemis II crew reflects after journey around the Moon

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Outlook treibt selbst Astronauten zur Verzweiflung

Wer kennt es nicht? Man sitzt am Schreibtisch, öffnet Microsoft Outlook und statt der erwarteten E-Mails erscheint eine Fehlermeldung.

Torben Kopp