It's June 15, 1969, and the country is just 35 days from making history by putting the first men on the moon. But even as NASA continues to prepare for the landing attempt, it is gearing up for the future: a lunar vehicle and travel to Mars.<a href="https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&origin=newsroom&ipid=podcast" rel="payment">Support the show: https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&origin=newsroom&ipid=podcast</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Cosmonaut Jesus

In the 50th anniversary year of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, fictional radio station KHCN-AM 4747 carries you back in time with a weekly podcast covering major news stories, social issues and Apollo activities in the spring and summer of 1969 as America enters the final sprint in the race against the Soviets to set foot on the moon.