Part 2: "Vast Loneliness" continues The Lunar Era series, exploring the Space Race from the early days of the Cold War to the groundbreaking flight of Apollo 8, which marked humanity's first journey to lunar orbit. This episode features space historian Francis French and science journalist Rebecca Boyle. Together, we discuss how political rivalry and one breathtaking photograph, "Earthrise," transformed our understanding of Earth's place in the universe.

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Episode Links:

Al Worden appearances in "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood." These episodes are fantastic, check them out here.

The rest of https://alworden.com/ is also worth checking out.

Learn more about Francis French and his work here. FrancisFrench.com

This is the book I picked up to read with Astrid and its wonderful. Astronaut Al Travels to the Moon

Check out Rebecca's website here. RebeccaBoyle.com

Episode Music

Diotima

Vessel Five

Frank and Poet

Evol Triumph

These tracks are licensed via Blue Dot Sessions.