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Artemis II, ‘Moon Joy’ and the Future of the Lunar Economy

On today’s Big Take podcast: NASA just circled the moon in a record-breaking mission. What does it mean for the business of space?

Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, over the curved lunar surface, in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during its journey around the far side of the moon. — Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, over the curved lunar surface, in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during its journey around the far side of the moon.
*Source: NASA*

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By David Fox and Stacey Vanek Smith

April 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM UTC

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Need a little ‘moon joy’? Over the past eight days, four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission have been flying through the cosmos, breaking records for human spaceflight and sharing never-before-seen images from the dark side of the moon.