Today’s Mission to the Moon
The Daily
Today, NASA is set to send four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back. If the mission succeeds, a return of astronauts to the moon’s surface could follow.
Kenneth Chang, who covers science, explains why the United States wants to go back to the moon.
Guest: Kenneth Chang, a science reporter at The New York Times who writes about NASA and the solar system.
Background reading:
- What to know about NASA’s Artemis II moon mission.
- For a member of the crew, the journey to the moon is “starting to feel real.”
Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Raw Description
<p>Today, NASA is set to send four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back. If the mission succeeds, a return of astronauts to the moon’s surface could follow.</p> <p>Kenneth Chang, who covers science, explains why the United States wants to go back to the moon. </p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/kenneth-chang" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Kenneth Chang</strong></a>, a science reporter at The New York Times who writes about NASA and the solar system.</p> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/30/science/nasa-artemis-ii-moon-mission-what-to-know.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What to know</a> about NASA’s Artemis II moon mission.</li> <li>For a member of the crew, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/science/nasa-astronauts-artemis-moon-launch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the journey to the moon is “starting to feel real.”</a></li> </ul> <p>Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
Today, NASA is set to send four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back. If the mission succeeds, a return of astronauts to the moon’s surface could follow.
Kenneth Chang, who covers science, explains why the United States wants to go back to the moon.
Guest: Kenneth Chang, a science reporter at The New York Times who writes about NASA and the solar system.
Background reading:
- What to know about NASA’s Artemis II moon mission.
- For a member of the crew, the journey to the moon is “starting to feel real.”
Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sou.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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Raw Description
<p>Today, NASA is set to send four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back. If the mission succeeds, a return of astronauts to the moon’s surface could follow.</p> <p>Kenneth Chang, who covers science, explains why the United States wants to go back to the moon. </p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/kenneth-chang" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Kenneth Chang</strong></a>, a science reporter at The New York Times who writes about NASA and the solar system.</p> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/30/science/nasa-artemis-ii-moon-mission-what-to-know.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What to know</a> about NASA’s Artemis II moon mission.</li> <li>For a member of the crew, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/science/nasa-astronauts-artemis-moon-launch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the journey to the moon is “starting to feel real.”</a></li> </ul> <p>Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>