NASA Has a Big Test Coming up Before We Can Get to the Moon Again

NASA’s Artemis program which will return people to the surface of the moon will have a big test on Monday.  We will see a launch of the new moon rocket called the Space Launch System.  It will send an uncrewed Orion capsule around the moon and back and eventually take people to the moon surface in 2025.  Miriam Kramer, space reporter at Axios, joins us to discuss if NASA’s old way of space exploration will stand up in the modern space age.

Next, the fall Covid-19 booster campaign will be upon us soon and how well the new Omicron-specific boosters will work may depend on a phenomenon called “original antigenic sin.”  Since people have been infected, vaccinated, and boosted, people’s immune systems are on different playing fields and your first exposure may play a bigger part in future immune responses.  Carolyn Johnson, science reporter at the Washington Post, joins us for what to know.

Finally, everyone wants that opportunity to achieve the perfect work/life balance and remote work is a big factor, but would you take a pay cut for it?  Some employers are currently debating whether remote work can be classified as a perk or benefit and pocket the savings by reducing salaries for people working at home, especially if they move to lower-cost markets.  Don Lee, economics reporter at the LA Times, joins us for how you may soon be asked to take a pay cut to keep working from home.

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