Return to the Moon

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Coming up, we explore the race back to the Moon. Why are we going? How will we get there? Can we live and work on its surface? And what can we grow when we get there? We explore the science, the engineering, and the possibilities of humanity's next giant leap... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running.
0:03.4	Get this.
0:05.0	Welcome.
0:05.2	Welcome.
0:06.2	This is the show where we bring you science.
0:08.0	What that essentially means is...
0:09.5	Discovery is...
0:10.1	Advances.
0:11.1	Research.
0:11.8	Technology.
0:12.7	Unbelievable.
0:13.6	Without further ado, this is the naked scientists.
0:17.1	Hello, welcome to the Naked Scientist.
0:19.8	The show that brings you the biggest breakthroughs and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology and medicine.
0:26.3	I'm Chris Smith, and today we are turning our attention to the science that is driving the race back to the moon.
0:42.8	That's one small step for man.
0:48.0	One giant leap for mankind.
0:53.0	Absolutely remarkable and still is every time you hear it, isn't it? But the race to the moon isn't just grainy archive from the Apollo missions.
0:57.0	It is happening right now again between this time the United States and China, with both superpowers pushing the limits of technology, engineering and human innovation in a bid to get their first.
1:10.0	The missions are expensive and they require mastering
1:12.9	rockets, navigation and pinpoint landings. And things won't get much easier once we are on the lunar
1:18.3	surface, where astronauts will need to build habitats that shield them from radiation, temperature
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