One Small Step for NASA, One Giant Leap for the Lunar Economy
· 19 min
Episode One Small Step for NASA, One Giant Leap for the Lunar Economy
Need a little ‘moon joy’? Over the past eight days, four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission have been flying through the cosmos, breaking records for human spaceflight and sharing never-before-seen images from the dark side of the moon.
On today’s Big Take podcast, guest host Stacey Vanek Smith and Bloomberg global space reporter Loren Grush talk about what the mission means for the future of galactic exploration and the burgeoning “lunar economy.”
Read more:
• NASA’s Breathtaking Photos From Far Side of the Moon Evoke Wonder and Awe • NASA Crew Heads Back to Earth After Record Trip Around Moon
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Hosted by Stacey Vanek Smith; Produced by David Fox; Reported by Loren Grush; Edited by Aaron Edwards.
Fact-checking by Eleanor Harrison-Dengate; Engineering by Katie McMurran.
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- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-07/artemis-ii-photos-amazing-images-of-far-side-of-moon-earth-by-nasa-crew
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/nasa-artemis-ii-astronauts-set-to-fly-by-far-side-of-the-moon
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