Defying gravity
Apr 14, 2026•27 min
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Episode description
The Artemis II mission that made its trip around the Moon didn’t happen in a vacuum. It was built in part on a mission that happened a couple of years ago. We return to a story about a scrappy lunar lander that nearly didn’t make it.
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