# America's return to the Moon and UK lunar ambitions

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Podcast: [Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists](https://stenobird.com/podcast/naked-astronomy-from-the-naked-scientists-649618)
Published: 2024-02-28T02:12:51+00:00
Episode link: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/astronomy-podcasts/space-boffins/americas-return-moon-and-uk-lunar-ambitions
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## Resource

After the first soft Moon landing from the US in over 50 years, Ken Kremer shares his excitement for Intuitive Machine's Odysseus lander, NASA's ongoing lunar ambitions, and his concerns over China stealing a lunar edge. Also UK Space Agency Head of Space Exploration, Libby Jackson on Artemis 2 and 3, Gateway and the all-British Axiom mission. Plus the decisions going into de-orbiting a satellite... (Image IM-1 lunar descent, courtesy Intuitive Machines). Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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