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# The Next Frontier in Space
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/behind-wings/episode/the-next-frontier-in-space-zyizcw/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:51:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-29T19:38:25.000Z
- Description: A return to the moon is imminent, and exploration continues into deep space.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Behind The Wings, Season 4, Episode 4, #ZZZ_Episode_46e96e5a-c9f9-40a5-8498-711b7a39edc7, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_74608623-e03d-463d-914b-34ead001e618, #v1.16

NASA is preparing for their Orion missions, including the first-crewed mission to the moon in about 50 years. Plans for a lunar gateway will teach us more about working and living in Space. In the Utah desert, researchers are simulating what it would be like to be on Mars. There are still problems to solve, but when we do, it could change everything.