This Week in Space 232: The Lunar Dump

In this week's episode we turned to Chelsea Gohd, former writer for NASA/JPL and now with Space.com, to talk about the recent large data dump from the Artemis II mission. What was included? Why is this new data important? What observations were made, and what discoveries might result from them? What kind of annotations and notes did the astronauts include that make these observations uniquely valuable? And finally, we talk about Artemis III - what is the mission profile and what are the stakes for SpaceX and Blue Origin?

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Main Topic: Artemis II Mission Data Dump and Lunar Science

NASA Releases 800GB of Artemis II Lunar Mission Data

Science, Images, Audio, and Annotations Collected by Astronauts

Crew's Training to Make Detailed Lunar Observations

Importance of Human Eyes on the Moon Versus Remote Sensing

Astronauts Witness Spectacular Impact Flashes on Lunar Surface