Artemis II: 1. Why humans are returning to the Moon
13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II
BBC
9.5 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Nasa’s Artemis II mission looks set to launch towards the Moon on 1 April, after months of delays. Presenters Tim Peake and Maggie Aderin are joined by space journalist Kristin Fisher and BBC News science editor Rebecca Morelle for the latest updates from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
And more than 50 years on from the last lunar crewed mission, why is Nasa returning to the Moon now? And what is the international context? Journalist and author Tim Marshall calls in to discuss the new space race.
Join us as we follow the Artemis II mission every day for the next two weeks.
13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II is a BBC Audio Science production for the BBC World Service.
13 Minutes Season 4 theme music is by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music.
Presenters: Tim Peake and Maggie Aderin Producers: Alex Mansfield and Sophie Ormiston Series editor: Martin Smith
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| 0:34.0 | Hello, everybody. It's day one. Kristen, whereabouts are you? I'm at my home studio |
| 0:41.2 | in Washington, D.C. But as soon as we wrap up this podcast, I'm going to the airport to fly down to |
| 0:46.8 | the Kennedy Space Center. And I'm so excited. Again, I are not envious at all, no. I'm glowing. I'm so excited. Maggie, is that your own home studio there? Yeah, my own padded cell. And I'm equally excited, although I'm not going to be there. But yes, it is just an epic moment. It feels as simple on the cusp of something amazing. Oh, absolutely. I can't wait. |
| 1:11.3 | Right. |
| 1:11.9 | Well, should we get this thing started? |
| 1:13.9 | Let's do it. |
| 1:14.6 | Let's do it. |
| 1:18.8 | Welcome to the BBC Space Podcast, and our edition 13 Minutes presents Artemis 2. |
| 1:30.7 | I'm astronaut Tim Peake. |
| 1:32.9 | I'm space scientist Maggie Adairn. |
| 1:35.4 | We're following the story of the first crude mission around the moon in more than 50 years with a new episode every day. |
| 1:43.5 | We'll be bringing you the latest news and analysis. |
| 1:46.6 | We'll be hearing for the people who are making this mission possible |
| 1:49.6 | and we'll be understanding the details of the mission |
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