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Explore how NASA's Artemis II mission serves as a critical stepping stone for humanity's return to the Moon in this 39-minute livestream discussion. Join host Simon Steel and Dr. Caitlin Ahrens, assistant research scientist at NASA Goddard, as they examine how this non-landing mission will gather essential data about the lunar environment, radiation exposure, extreme temperatures, and surface conditions that will directly impact future astronaut missions. Discover how lunar scientists are using Artemis II to test assumptions, fill knowledge gaps, and transform decades of robotic exploration into actionable intelligence for establishing a sustainable human presence on the Moon. Learn about the mission's role as a proving ground for both technology and human factors that will inform how astronauts will live, work, and explore when they return to lunar soil, while understanding how this mission connects to broader deep-space exploration goals and the eventual journey to Mars.
