Space historian and author Rod Pyle joins Dave Weekley to break down NASA's biggest near-term milestones. With Artemis II targeting a launch window in early April for the first crewed test of the SLS rocket, Pyle explains what the mission will and won't do — a flyby rather than an orbital mission — and what NASA hopes to learn about life support, trajectory, and ground control before any lunar landing attempt. He outlines how competition with China is driving the current pace of American space activity, details China's alternate lunar mission architecture, and addresses Coop's question about NASA's proposed nuclear electric propulsion mission to Mars. The conversation closes with a look at the health challenges of deep space travel and Iran's use of satellite launch technology to extend ballistic missile range.

Dave Weekley and Germain Lussier of Gizmodo cover a busy week in tech and entertainment. The segment opens with breaking news that X Pro — the platform's successor to TweetDeck — has been moved without notice to a $40-per-month paywall, a fivefold price increase that catches both hosts off guard. Lussier shares his reaction to Project Hail Mary's massive opening weekend, which surpassed all projections and sparked early conversation about a sequel tied to author Andy Weir's next move. The two also discuss For All Mankind's fifth season premiere on Apple TV+ and its just-announced sixth and final season, and close with a look at the upcoming sci-fi film The End of Oak Street starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor.