{"id":335689,"date":"2026-04-17T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/was-artemis-ii-worth-the-cost-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:00:26","slug":"was-artemis-ii-worth-the-cost-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/was-artemis-ii-worth-the-cost-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Artemis II worth the cost? | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/NDFMEK01dRU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Was Artemis II worth the cost? | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NDFMEK01dRU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Why is Nasa spending so much money sending people back to the Moon? <\/p>\n<p>As the dust settles on the Artemis II mission around the Moon, we ask whether it was all worth it and why going to the Moon is so important. <\/p>\n<p>Nasa estimates that the mission cost $93 million dollars and scientists have questioned how much scientific value was gained from it. <\/p>\n<p>Nasa is facing major economic challenges. 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If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Artemis #Nasa #BBCNews  <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:30 How much did Artemis II cost?<br \/>\n02:41 What does a science journalist think about Artemis II?<br \/>\n05:31 What happened during the Artemis II mission?<br \/>\n08:00 Was Artemis II a PR exercise?<br \/>\n12:33 Why is Nasa in trouble financially?<br \/>\n14:33 Why is space travel so political?<br \/>\n18:00 Why the Moon is so important to the US<br \/>\n22:40 Why we should be exploring the oceans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is Nasa spending so much money sending people back to the Moon? 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