
Episode 209
Intuitive Machines and a nuclear reactor for the Moon
The first soft Moon landing since 1972, and powering a future Moonbase...
Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists · The Naked Scientists
March 29, 202450m 20s
Show Notes
The Chief Scientist for Intuitive Machines, Ben Bussey, joins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to talk through the first US soft landing on the Moon since 1972, IM-1. They discuss the landing, the broken legs, experiments and whether the IM control room is really based on Star Trek. Sue also travels to Farnborough to meet the chief engineer for novel nuclear at Rolls Royce, Jake Thompson. He hopes to build a nuclear reactor for a future Moonbase. Plus how Cornwall is fast becoming a centre for lunar communications.Contact us @spaceboffins on Facebook and X or email [email protected] Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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soft landing on the Moonben busseyrolls royceJake Thompsoncornwallspace communications