Artemis II launches to the moon, this week on Planetary Radio.

I'm Sarah al-Ahmed of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

And boy, did we go beyond this week.

Four astronauts, Commander Reed Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover,

and mission specialists Christina Cook and Jeremy Hansen

are currently on their way to the moon,

farther from Earth than any human beings have traveled in over 50 years.

This week will bring you the

sounds of launch day and the voices of the people who lived it. We'll hear from engineers who built

the spacecraft, Mark Tobias, who's chief engineer at Northrop Grumman, Jan Henrik Horstman,

European Service Module Team Leader at the European Space Agency, and Debbie Korth,

Deputy Manager of NASA's Orion program. We'll also get the view from the ground with U.S. Representative Mike Herodopoulos

and Senator and former astronaut Mark Kelly. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutrick

tells us what it means for Canada that one of their own is headed into deep

space for the very first time.

Jake Bleacher, who's NASA's chief exploration scientist and Lisa Carnell, Director of Biological

and Physical Sciences at NASA's Science Mission Directorate, break down the cutting-edge research

happening on this mission.

NASA astronaut Steve Bowen shares what it feels like to

watch a crew launch knowing exactly what they're going through. And Joel Kearns, NASA Deputy

Associate Administrator for Exploration, reflects on what this moment means for the future of human spaceflight.

Plus, Planetary Society science editor Aisa Stahl and our digital community

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