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'Genuine excitement': Astrophysicist Richard Easther talks significance of Artemis mission

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Publish Date
Fri, 10 Apr 2026, 4:38pm
A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft's four main windows after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. Photo / NASA
A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft's four main windows after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. Photo / NASA

'Genuine excitement': Astrophysicist Richard Easther talks significance of Artemis mission

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 10 Apr 2026, 4:38pm

The Artemis II crew have completed their mission to view the dark side of the moon and are now set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere tomorrow (NZT). 

Auckland University astrophysicist Richard Easther joined Matt and Tyler to chat about the historical and scientific significance of the mission. 

"99% of what they're trying to do here is to test the technology," he said.

"It's essentially a test flight of the vehicles that they want to use to go back to the moon on a regular basis."

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