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To the moon and beyond 5: What space exploration will look like in 2069
What will space exploration look like in 2069, a century after the first moon landing? In the fifth and final episode of podcast series, To the moon and beyond, we speak to space scientists about the missions they are dreaming about and planning for the future. In episode four we heard about plans to establish a base on the moon, potentially mining the lunar surface for minerals and even water that…
6 Hosts: Miriam Frankel, Martin Archer, Alex Ellery and 3 others
To the moon and beyond 4: What's the point of going back to the moon?
It's been 47 years since the last time a man stepped on the moon, and yet now a host of countries -- from the US, to Russia and China -- are racing to send astronauts back there, and set up base. In the fourth episode of The Conversation's To the moon and beyond podcast, we delve into why there's a renewed drive to put humans back on the surface of the moon. What's there to go back for? And what are…
7 Hosts: Miriam Frankel, Martin Archer, Frans von der Dunk and 4 others
To the moon and beyond 3: The new space race and what winning it looks like
From Algeria to Vietnam, there are 72 countries with some sort of space programme. And the new space race involves a number of private companies too, that are becoming increasingly crucial to national missions. In the third episode of To the moon and beyond, we find out who some of the key players are in this new space race, what they are competing for and what winning looks like. Space exploration…
5 Hosts: Martin Archer, Miriam Frankel, John M. Horack and 2 others
To the moon and beyond 2: how humanity reacted to the moon landing and why it led to conspiracy theories
In the second episode of The Conversation's To the moon and beyond podcast series, we take a look at the impact going to the moon had on humanity -- and why it generated so many conspiracy theories. While an estimated half a billion people tuned in to watch the moon landings on television in late July 1969, what about those who didn't have access to one? We hear from Keith Gottschalk, a political scientist…
7 Hosts: Miriam Frankel, Martin Archer, Alice Gorman and 4 others
To the moon and beyond 1: What we learned from landing on the moon and why we stopped going
Welcome to the first episode of To the moon and beyond, a brand new global podcast series from The Conversation marking 50 years since the first moon landing in July 1969. Humanity has the moon landings to thank for a lot. But what did we actually learn from exploring the lunar surface? Why did we stop going there after just a few short years? And when -- and who -- will be going back next? In this…
5 Hosts: Miriam Frankel, Martin Archer, Bonnie J. Dunbar and 2 others
To the moon and beyond podcast series – Trailer
It's been 50 years since Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind by becoming the first person to set foot on the lunar surface. While the historic event was followed by six further crewed missions -- five of which landed -- nobody has been back to the moon since the astronauts of Apollo 17 bid their goodbyes in 1972. A growing number of countries and private companies have since started exploring…
2 Hosts: Miriam Frankel and Martin Archer