Bonus: The Global Story

13 Minutes to the Moon

BBC

Documentary, History, Society & Culture, Technology

4.8 • 9.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Why everyone wants to get back to the moon - a special episode with Kevin Fong. The United States has just returned to the Moon for the first time in 50 years. But they are not the only country in the world with their sights set on space exploration. Why are countries like India, China, Japan and Saudi Arabia trying to complete their own lunar landings? Katya Adler speaks with Kevin Fong and Jonathan Amos the BBC’s science correspondent.

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0:00.0	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast and trust me you'll get there in a moment but if you're a comedy fan
0:05.2	I'd really like to tell you a bit about what we do. I'm Julie Mackenzie and I commission comedy
0:10.2	podcast at the BBC. It's a bit of a dream job really.
0:13.0	Comedy is a fantastic joyous thing to do because really you're making people laugh,
0:18.0	making people's days a bit better, helping them process, all manner of things.
0:22.0	But you know I also know that comedy is really
0:24.4	subjective and everyone has different tastes so we've got a huge range of comedy on offer
0:29.6	from satire to silly shocking to soothing profound to just general pratting about. So if you
0:36.2	fancy a laugh, find your next comedy at BBC Sounds.
0:40.0	Hi, I'm Katia Adler, host of the BBC Podcast, The Global Story.
0:44.4	We're dropping in your feed because as dedicated listeners of 13 minutes to the moon,
0:49.2	we thought you might be interested in our episode about the truly international nature of the modern day
0:55.1	race to the moon. Is it about the science, national pride, the prospect of militarizing space,
1:01.6	or getting a step closer to Mars.
1:04.3	55 years since man first stepped on its surface,
1:07.8	why does the moon still matter so much?
1:10.8	In case you missed it, an American company has just made history by becoming the only commercial
1:20.2	firm to date to put a spacecraft on the moon.
1:24.0	State from propulsion is nominal.
1:26.0	Houston Odysseus has found his new home.
1:28.0	What a triumph.
1:30.0	This feat is a giant leap forward for all of humanity.
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