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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 93 — Does America really want to go back to the moon?

America's heading back to the Moon, but what does the public really think? On Episode 93 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod take a look at Artemis and Apollo with former NASA historian Roger Launius to get the story. 

Dr. Roger Launius, former NASA Chief Historian and Smithsonian Curator, has studied, among many other things, public perceptions of NASA and spaceflight. 

Some spoilers: no, there was no "Golden Age" in the 1960s when the public was hugely behind the Apollo Moon landings; being a space historian is a lot of fun; and it probably doesn't really matter if China lands people on the Moon before the US does so *again*.

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About This Week In Space

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? 

Join Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik from Space.com as they tackle those questions and more each week on Friday afternoons. You can subscribe today on your favorite podcatcher.

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