Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly   /     For NASA, the moon just got farther away

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NASA is pushing back its highly anticipated Artemis 2 mission from September 2025 to April 2026. It will be the first crewed mission to the moon since 1972. We’ll unpack NASA’s setbacks. Plus, momentum is building for a TikTok ban. And the hosts share their thoughts on the word of the year in a round of Half Full / Half Empty! Here’s everything we talked about today: “NASA delays Artemis 2 moon mission to 2026, Artemis 3 astronaut landing to mid-2027” from Space “Trump Defends His Imperiled Pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth” from The New York Times “Appeals court upholds nationwide TikTok ban-or-sale law” from The Washington Post “TikTok advertisers stay put after US appeals court upholds law forcing sale” from Reuters “Bitcoin mining surge strains energy grids as miners make a fortune” from Marketplace “OpenAI is charging $200 a month for an exclusive version of its o1 ‘reasoning’ model” from The Verge “50% off! Cyber Monday deal today only! (Kidding!)” from Marketplace “Dolly Parton launches search for actors to play her in a new Broadway musical” from USA Today “‘Brain rot’ is the Oxford University Press word of the year” from AP News We love to hear from you. Email us at makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.

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Duration
00:28:16
Publishing date
2024-12-07 01:13
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https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/for-nasa-the-moon-just-got-farther-away
Contributors
  Marketplace / Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams
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