A commercial mission to the far side of the moon

3/21/2023

Are We There Yet?

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Firefly Aerospace is flying a mission to the far side of the moon for NASA, paving the way for astronauts and other companies to explore the lunar surface. And, we'll talk about efforts to keep astronauts' brains sharp.

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A commercial mission to the far side of the moon

Are We There Yet?

More episodes from "Are We There Yet?"

Curious Space and Starliner’s first crewed mission

Exomoons and lunar cameras

Space bites

The future of pharmaceuticals in space

Sun science during a solar eclipse

Exploring the women of U.S. space exploration

Starship’s success and the Space Coast celebrates a launch icon

Starship, take three

Stuck on Mars

Astronaut Winston Scott’s journey to space