EPISODE · Jul 17, 2019
Full moon feature: Apollo 11 science, Soviet moon missions, and moon trees
from Lost in Science · host Jacinta Bowler
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, we go full moon: Chris looks at the science of getting to the Moon and what we learnt from it; Stu takes us back to the Space Race with the competing Soviet missions; and Jacinta introduces us to the amazing Moon Trees from Apollo 14, which are still alive today.
What this episode covers
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, we go full moon: Chris looks at the science of getting to the Moon and what we learnt from it; Stu takes us back to the Space Race with the competing Soviet missions; and Jacinta introduces us to the amazing Moon Trees from Apollo 14, which are still alive today.
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Full moon feature: Apollo 11 science, Soviet moon missions, and moon trees
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