Celebrating NASA’s Artemis I mission to the Moon

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

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🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Jeremy Graeber, the assistant launch director at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, joins Planetary Radio to recount his experience on the night of Artemis I’s historic launch.

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0:00.0	There and back again, an Artemis I lunar mission tale, this week on Planetary Radio.
0:12.9	I'm Sarah Alahmed of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across
0:18.4	our solar system and beyond.
0:20.7	We've all heard it before, but some things are worth the wait, and NASA's Artemis I
0:26.0	mission to the moon was no exception.
0:29.2	This week we celebrate the amazing success of the first launch of the Artemis program
0:34.2	with Jeremy Graber.
0:35.8	He's the assistant launch director for NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
0:41.5	Getting humans back to the moon for the first time in over five decades is an excellent
0:46.1	goal, but we'll also share a new resource to help you accomplish your space life goals
0:51.2	here on Earth.
0:53.0	If you're a fan of the Artemis program, you're going to want to stick around for what's
0:56.9	up with Bruce Betts, and a chance to win a special Artemis prize in this week's Space
1:02.3	Trivia contest.
1:04.6	It's no secret that we love solar sails here at the Planetary Society.
1:08.9	We all shared in a big moment last November when our beloved, crowd-funded, light-sale-2
1:14.1	spacecraft reached its end of mission, but its legacy lives on in a new generation of
1:19.2	solar sails.
1:21.2	Last week we were thrilled by the launch of the Gamma Alpha Solar Sail mission.
1:26.0	Gamma is a French aerospace company that drew on lessons learned from the Planetary Society's
1:31.0	light-sale-2 spacecraft.
1:32.8	This new mission aims to further test solar sailing technology.
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