102 - Bus Stops to the Moon (feat. Paul Bookout)

The Orion spacecraft isn't the only payload flying on the Artemis 1 launch. NASA's new SLS rocket is also taking 13 secondary payloads to deep space, from science missions to tech demonstrations. Paul Bookout from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center joins Jake to talk about these payloads and how they integrate with the main mission.

• Secondary Payload List
• Secondary Payload Fact Seet

• Launching Science and Tech on SLS
• NASA Cubesat Launch Initiative

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