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On Episode 179 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Josh Dinner with Space.com for coverage of NASA’s new class of astronauts and upcoming Artemis II mission to the moon.
It’s almost time for Artemis II to fly to the moon! The mission is currently scheduled to loop the moon in early 2026. Join us for the newest details!
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Matrix Madness
The ESCAPADE Begins
Where is Dream Chaser?
Artemis 2 has a launch date! sorta
First crewed Orion Spacecraft has a name!
NASA’s Artemis 2 crew talk moon mission preparation, name spacecraft
How does their mission work
‘We are ready for every scenario.’ NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts say they’re all set for historic flight to the moon
Artemis 2 moon astronauts suit up and enter their Orion spacecraft together for 1st time
NASA introduces class of astronaut candidates for 2025
NASA Selects All-American 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates
NASA Astronaut Candidate Anna Menon
NASA Astronaut Candidate Lauren A. Edgar
Model Falcon 9!
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This Week in Space covers the new space age. Every Friday we take a deep dive into a fascinating topic. What’s happening with the new race to the moon and other planets? When will SpaceX really send people to Mars?
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Host of This Week In Space on TWiT
Host of This Week In Space on TWiT
Rod Pyle
Rod Pyle is an author, journalist, television producer and Editor-in-Chief of Ad Astra magazine. He has written 18 books on space history, exploration, and development, including Space 2.0, Innovation the NASA Way, Interplanetary Robots, Blueprint for a Battlestar, Amazing Stories of the Space Age, First On the Moon, and Destination Mars
In a previous life, Rod produced numerous documentaries and short films for The History Channel, Discovery Communications, and Disney. He also worked in visual effects on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the Battlestar Galactica reboot, as well as various sci-fi TV pilots. His most recent TV credit was with the NatGeo documentary on Tom Wolfe’s iconic book The Right Stuff.
This Week In Space co-host
This Week In Space co-host
Tariq Malik
Responsible for Space.com’s editorial vision, Tariq Malik has been the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com since 2019 and has covered space news and science for 18 years. He joined the Space.com team in 2001, first as an intern and soon after as a full-time spaceflight reporter covering human spaceflight, exploration, astronomy and the night sky. He became Space.com’s managing editor in 2009. As on-air talent has presented space stories on CNN, Fox News, NPR and others.
Tariq is an Eagle Scout (yes, he earned the Space Exploration merit badge), a Space Camp veteran (4 times as a kid, once as an adult), and has taken the ultimate “vomit comet” ride while reporting on zero-gravity fires. Before joining Space.com, he served as a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering city and education beats. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University.
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