Episode

The New Space Race

Podcast: Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
Published: Feb 26, 2026
Duration seconds: 3412
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Summary

We’re going back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. That is, if Artemis II can get off the ground. I sat down with Jared Isaacman, the billionaire leading NASA, to hear his perspective on everything from extraterrestrial life to the timeline for sending humans to Mars. This interview was recorded before NASA announced the delay of Artemis II’s launch.