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b'When astronaut Gene Cernan stepped off the moon in 1972, he didn\\u2019t think he\\u2019d be the last human ever to touch its surface.\\xa0But no one\\u2019s been back.\\xa0Hear astronaut Cernan\\u2019s reaction to being the last man on the moon, the reasons why President Kennedy launched the Apollo program, and why Americans haven\\u2019t returned.\\nNow other countries \\u2013 and companies \\u2013 are vying for a bigger piece of the space pie. Find out who \\u2013 or what \\u2013 will be visiting and even profiting.\\xa0Will the moon become an important place to make money?\\xa0\\xa0\\nPlus, the moon landing was a great step for \\u201ca man,\\u201d and \\u201cmen not machines\\u201d make space history.\\xa0But what about women?\\xa0More than a dozen were qualified for space flight in the early 1960s.\\xa0Hear from one of these original \\u201cMercury 13,\\u201d and find out why NASA grounded them.\\xa0\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nGene Cernan\\xa0\\u2013 Retired American naval officer, former NASA Astronaut.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nJohn Logsdon\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Professor emeritus, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University\\n\\n\\n Al Hallonquist\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Aerospace historian\\n\\n\\nRobert Richards\\xa0\\u2013 Founder and CEO of Moon Express\\n\\n\\nSarah Ratley\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Former pilot, member of the "Mercury 13"\\n\\n\\nDan Durda\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Planetary scientist, Southwest Research Institute.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'