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Artemis II mission inspires the next generation of space scientists

NPR | By Nell Greenfieldboyce

Published April 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM EDT

Most of the world's population was not alive during the days of the Apollo moon program. What do young people make of this latest moonshot?

Nell Greenfieldboyce

Nell Greenfieldboyce is a NPR science correspondent.