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Today’s Mission to the Moon

The Daily

Published
April 1, 2026
Duration
25:09
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Last updated
Jun 24, 2026

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Summary

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…

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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

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