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237 - Farside Standard Time (with Kelsey Young)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:04:32 +0000

Kelsey Young, Artemis Science Flight Operations Lead, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the science of Artemis II, incorporating science into human spaceflight, and obviously, to spread Moon Joy.

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236 - Juicy Red Fruits (with Casey Dreier)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:20:28 +0000

Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the dichotomy of NASA right now: the Artemis II lunar flyby, and the FY2027 budget request.

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235 - Basement of the VAB

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 3 Apr 2026 00:32:27 +0000

It finally happened.

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234 - FREEDOM! (with Lori Garver)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:35:16 +0000

Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about NASA’s Ignition event, and the unbelievably fast-moving space policy landscape.

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Episode 234 - FREEDOM! (with Lori Garver) - YouTube
Ignition - NASA
NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy - NASA
Lori Garver on X: “Acknowledgement of shortcomings in the current Artemis plan is healthy & a welcome change from past NASA leadership. The focus on Artemis spin over substance has been troubling since its inception. However, expressing confidence that we can add a flight in between & make two…”

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233 - How Fuzzy the Fuzzy Is

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony play a 3-year-delayed round of Anomaly Feud!

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232 - Repurpose, Reprogram, Reconfigure, or Reassign

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:43:28 +0000

Jake and Anthony sort through the news mayhem that has been the last few weeks.

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231 - Single Bing (with Justin Cyrus)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 6 Mar 2026 02:45:36 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Justin Cyrus, CEO and Founder of Lunar Outpost, to talk about their rovers—Eagle and MAPP—and everything else they’re working on.

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Home | Lunar Outpost
NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears - Ars Technica
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X: “Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking at the @a16z American Dynamism Summit with the builders, operators, and investors helping shape the next era of exploration. NASA has a clear mandate under President Trump’s national space policy: Return American astronauts to the Moon”
FLEX Rover – Astrolab
LTV | Intuitive Machines
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Lunar Outpost celebrates release of Lego Moon Rover Space Vehicle | collectSPACE

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230 - Bequeathed in the divorce

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:53:22 +0000

Jake and Anthony catch up on Starliner’s no good very bad report, Artemis II’s no good very bad fueling tests, and Vulcan’s no good very bad solid rocket boosters.

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Episode 230 - Bequeathed in the divorce - YouTube
NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign - NASA
NASA says it needs to haul the Artemis II rocket back to the hangar for repairs - Ars Technica
NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as "Type A" mishap, says agency made mistakes - Ars Technica
Bowersox to retire from NASA - SpaceNews
Audrey Decker on X: “Senate Commerce's reauth bill would prohibit NASA from acquiring more than 50% of launch services from one provider, according to bill text I obtained. SpaceX currently dominates the market. However, bill says the administrator can seek waivers”
ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier - Ars Technica

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229 - 40% Rule (with Jeff Hill)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:14:56 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeff Hill, Chairman of SATELLITE, to talk about their upcoming event, SATShow Week 2026, and trends in the industry that are sure to be a focus—direct-to-cell services, data centers in space, megaconstellations, and the defense market.

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228 - The SpaceX Reverse Mortgage

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:11:45 +0000

Mars is dead! Long live the Moon! Jake and Anthony kick around the recent flurry of SpaceX news—the IPO, data centers, and a focus on the Moon.

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227 - They Make the Rocket from One Factory (with Alastair Storm Browne)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 5 Feb 2026 22:44:48 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by author Alastair Storm Browne to talk about developing space, and his new book, Building the Space Infrastructure.

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226 - Missiles are Rockets (with Pat O)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:11:15 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by noted industry watcher Pat O to talk about Rocket Lab’s development of Neutron in the Mid-Atlantic.

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Episode 226 - Missiles are Rockets (with Pat O) - YouTube
Rocket Lab's Electron's First Launch from Wallops Island - YouTube
pat o. 🚀 on X: “Here's a treat to whet your appetite for Mid-Atlantic Rocket Lab happenings, while we wait for the launch of the HASTE VAN mission. Activity at Rocket Lab's Middle River, MD facility seems to be ramping up. The facility was recently acquired through Lockheed Martin.”
pat o. 🚀 on X: “Update on Rocket Lab's Facility in Middle River, MD. The wrapped structure from my last update is still on-site, but it now has a covering over it.”
pat o. 🚀 on X: “Rocket Lab Middle River Update January 10 The Neutron tank structure sees it's first rainfall today since being moved outside last week, but it now has a cap. I think the red and grey hardware may be for the transport trailer. Stay dry, tank buddy.”
pat o. 🚀 on X: “Rocket Lab Middle River Update January 21 The tank structure seen being worked on over the last few weeks appears to have collapsed sometime in the last 18 hours. No word on whether this was planned as part of testing or not.”
pat o. 🚀 on X: “Rocket Lab's first Neutron fairing "Hungry Hippo" has been loaded onto a barge to presumably begin the next leg of its journey. Currently alongside the barge is the tug Northstar Integrity. The next destination is currently unclear.”
Rocket Lab Neutron Test Update | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab’s Hungry Hippo Fairing Arrives at Virginia Launch Site Ahead of First Neutron Flight | Rocket Lab

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225 - Industry Watcher (with Jeff Foust)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:59:07 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeff Foust of SpaceNews to catch up on the news: Artemis II on the pad, Blue Origin’s upcoming first reuse of a New Glenn first stage, TeraWave, and more.

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Episode 225 - Industry Watcher (with Jeff Foust) - YouTube
Blue Origin on X: “New Glenn’s third mission, NG-3, will send @AST_SpaceMobile’s next generation Block 2 BlueBird satellites to low Earth orbit, NET late February.”
Blue Origin to reuse New Glenn booster on next launch - SpaceNews
Blue Origin flies first New Shepard mission of 2026 - SpaceNews
Blue Origin plans bespoke high-speed Starlink rival - SpaceNews
SLS/Orion rolls to pad for Artemis 2 - SpaceNews
Rocket Lab suffers Neutron testing setback - SpaceNews

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224 - Gotta Wear the Pants (with Eric Berger and Casey Handmer)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:52:34 +0000

Anthony is joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, and Casey Handmer, Founder of Terraform Industries, to talk about Eric’s visit to NASA HQ for a meeting on the Orion heat shield, the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, and Administrator Isaacman’s first few weeks.

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Episode 224 - Gotta Wear the Pants (with Eric Berger and Casey Handmer) - YouTube
Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight. - Ars Technica
NASA’s Orion Space Capsule Is Flaming Garbage – Casey Handmer's blog
Reid Wiseman on X: “Good morning, Moon. See you next month?”
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X: “Yesterday, I met with SpaceX and Blue Origin to understand the latest plans to accelerate NASA’s Artemis timeline. The capabilities these two partners are pioneering will be essential to returning NASA astronauts to the lunar surface, establishing an enduring presence, and…”
Safety panel says NASA should have taken Starliner incident more seriously - Ars Technica

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223 - Not a Friend, But a Customer (with Emilee Speck)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 9 Jan 2026 03:15:45 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Emilee Speck, Senior Content Editor at AccuWeather, to look back at their 2025 predictions, and make a few for 2026.

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222 - Way to Gaureau (Presenting the 2025 Off-Nominees with Brendan Byrne)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:55:27 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Brendan Byrne, News Director at Central Florida Public Media and host of Are We There Yet?, to present the 2025 Off-Nominees: the most bizarre space news stories of the year.

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Episode 222 - Way to Gaureau (Presenting the 2025 Off-Nominees with Brendan Byrne) - YouTube
The Off-Nominal Awards - Off-Nominal
Eutelsat resolves OneWeb leap year software glitch after two-day outage - SpaceNews
Jeff Foust on X: “NASA says there could be delays in the next Cygnus mission to the ISS after its shipping container sustained damage. NASA will alter the cargo manifest for the next cargo Dragon mission to put more consumables on it.”
Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum launch fails - SpaceNews
Livestream: First test flight of Isar Aerospace - YouTube
BOOM! ISAR Spectrum Rocket Launch Failure - YouTube
Jeff Bezos Faceplants at Blue Origin Rocket Launch Capsule Landing
Unpacking claims Jeff Bezos opening the Blue Origin capsule hatch was staged | Snopes.com
Alpha FLTA006 "Message In A Booster" - YouTube
[EXCLUSIVE] ERIS | Test Flight 1 SUCCESS | Gilmour Space Technologies - YouTube
Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha on X: “Here´s an international mess... Today, a Zambian-registered light aircraft, carrying 400 pounds of drugs with "SpaceX" labels, inbound from Colombia, crashed in Brazil, killing the pilot, who was Australian.”
Before a Soyuz launch Thursday someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform - Ars Technica
Katya Pavlushchenko on X: “New photos of the damaged launch pad at Site 31 of Baikonur Kosmodrome were published in Telegram channels and on Novosti Kosmonavtiki forum. Sad to see it like this.”
R-7 ICBM/Soyuz rocket launch facilities in Baikonur
Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (Alex) on X: “More than two and a half years after the last Proton launch, another one is out on the pad for launch in a few days.”
Jake’s Original Falcon Heavy Take
Booster 18 suffers anomaly during proof testing - NASASpaceFlight.com
Roscosmos replaces cosmonaut on next Crew Dragon mission to ISS - SpaceNews
So how do Russian cosmonauts feel about Russia’s war on Ukraine? - Ars Technica
NASA rebukes Russian use of space station for propaganda purposes [Updated] - Ars Technica

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221 - Ornithopter of Spacecraft (with Jeffrey Kluger)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:53:18 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeffrey Kluger to talk about his new book, Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story.

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220 - I Will Always Follow the Law, Senator (with Loren Grush)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 5 Dec 2025 02:01:58 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush of Bloomberg to talk about Jared Isaacman’s second nomination hearing and everything else going on around the industry, like maybe Sam Altman’s foray into rockets. Also, a little side quest into AI.

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219 - ITAR-Certified Auction Houses (with Ed Ge)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:26:21 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Ed Ge, CEO and co-founder of Aethero, a space computing startup focused on building the best integrated hardware and software in space. Also we randomly go eBay shopping for old Russian space hardware.

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218 - How Many Boeing 737s Tall

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:03:28 +0000

Jake and Anthony watch the ESCAPADE launch on New Glenn, and catch up on some other news.

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217 - Buran DMCA Takedown (with Paul Fjeld)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 6 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by space artist and illustrator Paul Fjeld to review their rocket tier list, adjust some rankings, and add some new contenders to the mix.

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216 - Golden Llama (with Eric Berger)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:35:29 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about the fight to be NASA Administrator, and to provide the lander for Artemis 3.

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215 - Gainesville-on-Ocala (with Craig Baerwaldt and Sarah Freese)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:50:42 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Craig Baerwaldt and Sarah Freese to talk about Space Happy Hour and the upcoming Sally’s Night event, honoring Sally Ride and celebrating women in aerospace.

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214 - Blasting Through the Pork Chop

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 9 Oct 2025 20:22:56 +0000

Jake and Anthony do a good ol’ news roundup—Jared Isaacman may be back as NASA Administrator, Stoke Space raises a ton of money, New Glenn gets ready for its next launch, and we have thoughts about the communication of phasing orbits.

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213 - This is Why We Playtest (with Adam Wuerl and Rob Davis)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 3 Oct 2025 01:40:22 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Adam Wuerl and Rob Davis, creators of Apogee Board Games (and longtime anomalies!), to talk about their new game, Scoundrels and Pirates Affiliated with Criminal Enterprises.

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212 - Subcontractor Voltron

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 02:45:51 +0000

A guest scheduling snafu, a sickness at Anthony’s house, and a great idea from a future guest leads to an old school late night Off-Nominal where the boys have some fun making a tier list of rockets.

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211 - The International Team (with Christian Davenport)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 02:23:46 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Christian Davenport of The Washington Post to talk about his new book, Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race.

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Episode 211 - The International Team (with Christian Davenport) - YouTube
Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race: Davenport, Christian: 9780593594117: Amazon.com: Books
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos: Davenport, Christian: Amazon.com: Books
Christian Davenport on X: “So some personal news, as they say. I’m joining the amazing team @CBSNews as a contributor. So grateful they had me on to discuss Rocket Dreams.”
Elon Musk Interview: Why the Starship Is Built of Stainless Steel

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210 - Hufflepuff Ships (with Greg Gillinger)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 02:18:04 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Greg Gillinger of Integrity ISR to talk about what Russia and China are up to lately with their space assets.

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Episode 210 - Hufflepuff Ships (with Greg Gillinger) - YouTube
Integrity ISR: Forged by Service. Proven in Action.
Integrity Flash Newsletter | ISR University
Home - ISR University
The Space Review: Developing and testing China’s Guowang constellation
China’s Shijian-21 towed dead satellite to a high graveyard orbit - SpaceNews
Chinese spacecraft prepare for orbital refueling test as US surveillance sats lurk nearby - SpaceNews
COMSPOC_OPS on X: “Recent observations from @OurSkyAI and @ObservableSpace, supported by COMSPOC’s optical network, reveal several significant activities in GEO between 6–8 June 2025. SHIJIAN-25 (SJ-25) performed four maneuvers between 6 June 01:50 UTC and 7 June 16:51 UTC, using a total delta-v”

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209 - Mars Life Pushers (with Chris Temby and Jan Špaček)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 5 Sep 2025 02:46:35 +0000

Chris Temby and Jan Špaček join Jake and Anthony to talk about the Agnostic Life Finding Association and the search for life on Mars.

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208 - 1-0 Freedom

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 01:28:30 +0000

Jake and Anthony talk about Starship Flight 10, what the future holds for the Starship program, and the Chinese lunar program.

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207 - Replacement Money (with Randy Riddle, LeonRunningMan!)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:24:24 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Randy Riddle, retired small rocket chief engineer and long time anomaly (it’s LeonRunningMan, himself!), to talk about his career in the Air Force, how appropriated money actually works from the government side, and to tell a ton of stories.

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206 - Coalition for Deep State Exploration

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:59:41 +0000

Jake and Anthony kick around the news, from Vulcan and Ariane 6 launches on the same day, Blue Origin’s MTO, and some licensing talk, because that’s super fun.

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205 - Knives Out for Kansas

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 8 Aug 2025 03:05:39 +0000

Jake and Anthony decide which spaceship(s) they would like to steal from a museum.

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204 - It’s Not Delivery, It’s Deorbit (with Joe Barnard)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 1 Aug 2025 01:14:26 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Joe Barnard to catch up and finally discuss High Steaks!

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Episode 204 - It’s Not Delivery, It’s Deorbit (with Joe Barnard) - YouTube
Can Supersonic Heating Cook Steak? - YouTube
High Steaks Flight 1 - Onboard Footage 50% Speed with Data Overlay - YouTube
Smallest 4K 120fps Camera Possible - YouTube
Using Condoms to Make a Rocket Nosecone - YouTube
Building a Supersonic Rocket Guidance System - YouTube
The #1 Reason Rocket Parachutes Fail - YouTube
Half Cat Rocketry
Australia’s first orbital-class rocket didn’t make it far off the launch pad - Ars Technica
Gilmour Space on X: “Liftoff completed, launch tower cleared, stage 1 tested. Awesome result for a first test launch.”

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203 - 20 Tree and Me

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 01:57:43 +0000

Jake and Anthony return from their travels with stories, and a ton of news to catch each other up on. And we’ll find out if Jake was the person who bought NWA 16799.

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202 - Rapidly Adjusting (with Adrian Beil)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:27:50 +0000

Anthony is joined by Adrian Beil of NASASpaceflight to talk about the recent mayhem at Starbase, and to kick around European space policy topics in the run up to the ESA Ministerial later this year.

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Episode 202 - Rapidly Adjusting (with Adrian Beil) - YouTube
Following the Loss of Ship 36, SpaceX now Focuses on Rebuilding Masseys - NASASpaceFlight.com
Jack Beyer on X: “Close up slow motion footage of the unexpected event(s) during Northrop Grumman’s BOLE DM-1 stb test today.”
Northrop Grumman tests SLS Block 2 BOLE booster in Utah; nozzle issue seen - NASASpaceFlight.com
ESA studying impacts of proposed NASA budget cuts - SpaceNews
ESA moving ahead with ‘resilience from space’ satellite imaging program - SpaceNews

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201 - Bad Ass, But Also Bad (with Casey Dreier and Eric Berger)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 01:15:29 +0000

Anthony is joined by Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, and Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about the NASA 2026 budget proposal, the Jared Isaacman saga, and all the space policy storylines you could imagine.

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200 - On the Interstages of Giants (with Matt Gjertsen)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 01:47:57 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matt Gjertsen, founder of Better Every Day Studios, to talk about leadership and management development in the space industry (and elsewhere!).

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199 - The Thing That We Grow Plants

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 5 Jun 2025 21:52:58 +0000

It returns. Hot drama. Also a moon lander is happening right now. Also Twitter fights break out. Also a moon lander doesn’t happen.

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Episode 199 - The Thing That We Grow Plants - YouTube
Isaacman: people with ‘axes to grind’ about Musk caused withdrawn NASA nomination - SpaceNews
White House to withdraw Isaacman nomination to lead NASA - SpaceNews
NASA Copes with Details of $6 Billion Budget Cut, Leadership Uncertainty – SpacePolicyOnline.com
NASA withdraws support for conferences - SpaceNews
Commercial space companies to fund launch range upgrades under $4 billion contract - SpaceNews
Chinese launch startup conducts vertical takeoff and splashdown test - SpaceNews
Kaitlan Collins on X: “As their blowup escalates, Trump suggests terminating Musk’s federal contracts.”
Eric Berger on X: “This would both end the International Space Station and simultaneously provide no way to safely deorbit it.”
Elon Musk on X: “This just gets better and better 🤣🤣 Go ahead, make my day …”
Elon Musk on X: “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”

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198 - Gotahm

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 30 May 2025 02:40:15 +0000

Jake and Anthony figure out if we should panic about Starship, or just Starship Block 2, or not.

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197 - Valves and Cranberries

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 23 May 2025 01:45:21 +0000

Anthony is in his new studio! He and Jake catch up on his recent trip to Marotta Controls, Anthony shares the good news about valves, and they try to figure out what the hell is going on with VIPER.

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Episode 197 - Valves and Cranberries - YouTube
T+302: A Tour of Marotta Controls - Main Engine Cut Off
Controls Engineering | Control System Company | Marotta
Space Controls | Spacecraft Control Systems | Marotta
Marotta’s post with photos of my tour
Brian’s photo of a thruster firing
NASA backtracks on VIPER commercial partnership - SpaceNews
Blue Origin updates work on ‘transporter’ for Blue Moon lunar lander - SpaceNews
Gilmour Space on X: “𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝟭 – 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗱 Last night, during final checks, an unexpected issue triggered the rocket’s payload fairing. No fuel was loaded, no one was hurt, and early inspections show no damage to the rocket or pad.”

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196 - ❌ Lady Telescope ❌

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 13 May 2025 00:59:08 +0000

Jake and Anthony talk about Firefly’s latest spectacular Alpha failure, and the skinny budget request.

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Episode 196 - ❌ Lady Telescope ❌ - YouTube
Trump Proposes $6 Billion Cut to NASA – SpacePolicyOnline.com
NASA scrambles to cut ISS activity due to budget issues - Ars Technica
Firefly Alpha launches FLTA006 Message In A Booster mission but fails to reach orbit - NASASpaceFlight.com
Alpha FLTA006 "Message In A Booster" - YouTube (Timestamped to anomaly, also lol at 1969-12-31 timestamp)

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195 - Dirtiest Thing in the Cleanroom (with Dante Lauretta)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 1 May 2025 20:46:16 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dante Lauretta, Principal Investigator of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, and Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona, to talk about—take a guess!—returning and studying pristine samples from Bennu.

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194 - St. Bart’s on a Tuesday (with Roman Chiporukha)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 01:53:29 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Roman Chiporukha, founder of SpaceVIP, a travel agency for space.

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193 - The Secretary of Land

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 01:21:14 +0000

Jake and Anthony talk about Jared Isaacman’s confirmation hearing, and the apocalyptic NASA science budget.

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192 - Accordion-Based ECLSS (with Chris Carberry and Sam Burbank)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Chris Carberry and Sam Burbank to talk about their first documentary film, Alcohol in Space - The Movie, their upcoming projects, and the 2025 Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit.

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191 - It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere…at a Rocket Lab Facility (with Richard French)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 4 Apr 2025 01:39:24 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Richard French, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, Space Systems at Rocket Lab, to talk about their Mars Sample Return architecture, the way they’ve been putting the word out on it, and to hear what’s been up with their space systems side of the business lately.

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190 - Poolonauts (with Jason Snell)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 01:12:32 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by writer and podcaster Jason Snell, to talk about Jared Isaacman’s nomination to lead NASA, what’s been up in the NASA CFO scene, what astronauts really want to be doing, and so much more. Also, this episode completes the Lifoff-Nominal crossover spectacular, AND makes 10 year old Anthony very happy that he’s podcasting with Jason friggin’ Snell.

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189 - Glow in the Dark Plants (with Awais Ahmed)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Awais Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Pixxel, to talk about building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites. Honestly, we mostly try to help Jake get his head around the electromagnetic spectrum.

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188 - Barry Up the Street (with Jonathan McDowell)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 01:21:29 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan McDowell, astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the namesake of the McDowell Line at 80 kilometers, to talk about his fundraiser to move his epic space library to a new, permanent home.

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187 - Amazon Basics Lunar Lander

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 7 Mar 2025 02:16:05 +0000

Jake and Anthony talk about the Moon lander mania this week has been—Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1 and Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 missions.

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186 - It’s Like the Cinnamon Challenge (with Casey Dreier)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 01:47:10 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, to talk about the current era of Executive action, Congressional pushback (or not) against it, and the upcoming Day of Action.

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185 - A Little Bit Like Mexico (with Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:12:22 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau to talk about their new book, Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier. Supply! Demand! Subsidies! Probably dunking on the commercial space station market!

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184 - Trickle Down Space News

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 02:25:24 +0000

Jake and Anthony catch up on some news, stories they haven’t covered yet like Rocket Lab’s Mars Sample Return architecture, and discuss the glory of Super Bowl LIX. It’s Anthony’s birthday, so he will not be stopped by Jake. Go Birds.

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183 - Stumbling into Bridenstine Scoops (with Kristin Fisher)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 7 Feb 2025 01:38:53 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Kristin Fisher to talk about her journey into independent journalism with her new YouTube channel, and we’ll probably kick around some news, too, because there’s been a lot, huh?

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Trump administration removes moon rock from White House Oval Office | collectSPACE

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182 - Firmly Against Night Launches (with Stephen Clark)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 01:42:11 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Stephen Clark, space reporter at Ars Technica, to talk about Starship Flight 7, New Glenn Flight 1, and let’s be real, probably space policy.

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181 - Down-Suggest (with Swapna Krishna)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 02:04:43 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Swapna Krishna to talk about the Mars Sample Return non-update…since they only gave it about 5 minutes of last week’s show. And hey, there are some big rockets on launch pads right now.

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hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:19:20 +0000

Jake and Anthony sit down for an election-week palate cleanser and explore some fun discussion prompts from Anomalies just like you!

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174 - Burning Bridges Together (with Eric Berger)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 8 Nov 2024 02:35:42 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica and author of Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age, to talk about the 2024 US elections, the return of President Trump, Musk’s role in the next administration, and what space policy looks like over the next four years.

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173 - A Bigger Diaper (with Scott “Kidd” Poteet)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Mission Pilot of Polaris Dawn, retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, and former Thunderbird #4 Demonstration Pilot, to talk about his recent flight to space.

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172 - Culberson Always Talked About Shrimp

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:01:36 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Former Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and leader of ETH Zurich Space, to talk about some of the big stories in science at NASA—Mars Sample Return, cost growth in missions across the board, and more.

Note: Dr. Z cited the Europa Clipper solar arrays at 100 yards across, as in one football field, but clarified via email that they are actually 100 feet. He is European, so the football field mix up is understandable. Go Birds.

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171 - Stiletto Starship (with Jack Beyer)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:17:30 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jack Beyer, Content Manager for NSF, to talk about SpaceX doing the dang thing! They caught the booster!

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SpaceX on X: “Starship on its fifth flight test. Views powered by @Starlink”
Starship’s Fifth Flight Test - SpaceX - Launches
SpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster During a Milestone Flight 5 - NASASpaceFlight.com
Starship | SN5 | 150m Flight Test - YouTube
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170 - Luckily, We Did All the Math (with Casey Handmer)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 02:51:37 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Casey Handmer, Founder of Terraform Industries, to talk about Mars Sample Return, and the general state of government projects, NASA, and so much more.

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169 - Sexy Atlantis

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 4 Oct 2024 01:56:37 +0000

Jake arrives sad about space, and Anthony tries to cheer him up. We talk ISS, Artemis, budgets, and government strategy and goals.

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168 - Elon Munch (with Joe Barnard)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 02:04:52 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Joe Barnard to air their grievances with the FAA.

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Episode 168 - Elon Munch (with Joe Barnard) - YouTube
The war of words between SpaceX and the FAA keeps escalating | Ars Technica
Andrew Jones on X: “Drone footage from Deep Blue Aerospace's VTVL attempt today. Great view of the landing and explosion.”
Deep Blue Aerospace hop test suffers anomaly moments before landing - SpaceNews
The Interstellar Gateway on X: “B11 is finally coming home 🥹”
Elon Musk on X: “Starship Super Heavy Booster Flight 4”
SpaceX on X: “SpaceX engineers have spent years preparing and months testing for the booster catch attempt on Flight 5, with technicians pouring tens of thousands of hours into building the infrastructure to maximize our chances for success”
Dr. Phil Metzger on X: “Amen. Space is too important. We need parts of the Earth available for launching rockets. Space helps, not hurts, the global environment and security of the public.”
Dr. Phil Metzger on X (Thread)
Joe Barnard 🚀 on X: “The FAA should let SpaceX launch whatever they want, whenever they want, and the only catch is they have to do it live on YouTube in 4K”
Joe Barnard 🚀 on X: “Servos/cables potted - I’m so so excited for this project”

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167 - Bechtold (with Eric Berger)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica and author of Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX, to talk about his newest book, Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age.

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166 - General Five Year Old (with Tanya Harrison and Emma Louden)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:45:25 +0000

Jake is joined by Emma Louden and Tanya Harrison to talk about their new children's book Mia and the Martians and how distilling space down to a child's level is a fascinating and challenging topic.

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165 - Vacuum Light Pipe (with Dr. Gerard van Belle)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Gerard van Belle, Astronomer at Lowell Observatory, to talk about the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis, which is about to do some crazy stuff that it does every 78 years and honestly, we really need help understanding it.

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164 - Middle Finger to Entropy (with Casey Dreier)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:09:33 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, to share the Good News about Human Spaceflight.

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163 - COTS of JSC (with John Conafay)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 01:16:59 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by John Conafay, founder of Integrate, to talk about what they’ve been up to lately, his time at SmallSat, all the space news of late, our bizarre JSC theories, and probably a review of Salt Lake City favorites in advance of the conferences’s move next year.

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162 - falcon_9.mp3 (with Logan and Alan from MSI DFAT)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 9 Aug 2024 02:20:19 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Logan and Alan from MSI DFAT to talk about blasting satellites and spacecraft with sound. Seriously, that is their job.

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161 - Ambassador Administrator Senator (with Christian Davenport)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 2 Aug 2024 01:09:24 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Christian Davenport of The Washington Post to catch Jake up on what he missed while on vacation. Just a Falcon 9 failure, the ongoing Starliner saga, and a brand new Presidential race.

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Chris Bergin - NSF on X: “Here are two minutes of the SpaceX launch stream where the ice build-up began.”
Starlink 9-3 - SpaceX - Launches
Falcon 9 cleared to resume launches - SpaceNews
Falcon 9 Returns to Flight - SpaceX - Updates
NASA, Boeing Continue Data Analysis for Crew Flight Test Evaluation – Commercial Crew Program
Eric Berger on X: “It's clear NASA does not want to deviate from its base plan of using Starliner to come home, and this remains most likely. But it is not certain. SpaceX and NASA have been quietly studying launching Crew-9 two astronauts. Suits are available for Butch and Suni.”
Eric Berger on X: “For weeks and weeks I was 100 percent confident astronauts were coming back on Starliner. About 10 days ago I was 80-20 they were. Now, I am less than that. NASA needs to be more transparent.”
NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration - NASA
NASA cancels VIPER lunar rover - SpaceNews
NASA Cancels VIPER Lunar Rover – SpacePolicyOnline.com

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160 - Cut That Shit Out (with Lori Garver and Loren Grush)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 01:40:33 +0000

Anthony is joined by his two favorite LGs—Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator, and Loren Grush of Bloomberg—to talk about an absolutely chaotic run of space news.

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159 - The Budget Wedges are All Wedging (with Joey Roulette and Jacqueline Feldscher)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:56:59 +0000

Anthony is joined by Joey Roulette of Reuters and Jacqueline Feldscher of Payload to talk about the Falcon 9 failure and its fallout, and the ongoing communications debacle that is Starliner.

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158 - Meant to F

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 01:54:04 +0000

Jake and Anthony are back! We catch up mostly about spacesuits, space stations, spaceships, and probably Dragon XL.

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NASA will pay SpaceX nearly $1 billion to deorbit the International Space Station | Ars Technica
DutchSatellites on X: “The USDV that SpaceX offered is indeed based off Dragon XL. By leveraging the technology already under development for Dragon XL, SpaceX was able to keep their offer for the USDV relatively cheap. Never mind the boilerplate language about the launch service: it will launch on FH.”
NASA’s commercial spacesuit program just hit a major snag | Ars Technica
Are NASA, Boeing Starliner Astronauts Really Stranded in Space? - Bloomberg
Starliner return eyed for end of July as tests continue - SpaceNews
Andrew Jones on X: ”Wow. This is apparently what was supposed to be a STATIC FIRE TEST today of a Tianlong-3 first stage by China's Space Pioneer. That's catastrophic, not static. Firm was targeting an orbital launch in the coming months.”
Andrew Jones on X: “Drone footage from the Tianlong-3 static fire test and accidental launch emerges.”

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157 - Assuming States are Rational (with Laura Delgado López)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Laura Delgado López, Visiting Fellow at the Americas Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, to talk about Latin American space policy.

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156 - It’s All Muscle (with Mark Peller, VP of Vulcan Development at ULA)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:15:53 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Mark Peller, VP of Vulcan Development at United Launch Alliance, to talk about…well…Vulcan development!

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Episode 156 - It’s All Muscle (with Mark Peller, VP of Vulcan Development at ULA) - YouTube
United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First Next Generation Vulcan Rocket
Tory Bruno on X: “Hmm. What’s that? Could it be a second Vulcan mobile launch platform on its way to the new VIF for final assembly?”
Tory Bruno on X: “By popular demand, here’s some photos of the construction at SLC3 at Vandenberg to convert the pad for Vulcan. (Classic Vandy “June Gloom”). Currently on track to be completed early next year, several months ahead of our first West Coast Vulcan.”
ULA on X: “#ULARocketShip and #VulcanRocket are on the move! Soon, the #Cert2 booster and Centaur V will be arriving in Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of its launch planned later this year.”
Tory Bruno on X: “Atlases, Atlases, Atlases… Mighty #AtlasV is stacking up like cord wood at the Cape…”
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155 - Unhinged Planetary Desire (with Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 01:41:37 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Peter Beck, Founder, President, and CEO of Rocket Lab, to talk about making rocket bikes, why he would do such a thing as make rocket bikes, what it was like to ride rocket bikes, and why he stopped making rocket bikes.

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154 - They Ran Into Us (with Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 6 Jun 2024 22:17:06 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium, to talk about what they’ve been up to lately, the state of the satellite communications industry, and to tell some stories from his career.

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153 - Gyros on the Butt

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 31 May 2024 01:20:54 +0000

Jake and Anthony catch up on the news, and Anthony returns from vacation with a few reviews of some recent Smithsonian Air and Space Museum changes.

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152 - Low ARPU Sub

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 9 May 2024 22:21:30 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Caleb Henry (Director of Research) and Justin Cadman (Co-CEO) of Quilty Space, to talk about their financial analysis of Starlink.

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Episode 152 - Low ARPU Sub (with Caleb Henry and Justin Cadman) - YouTube
Starlink Webinar Access
Quilty Space on X: “Happy National Space(X) day! Get a peek into our Starlink financial analysis. - ~2.7M global subscribers, ~95% consumer/SOHO. - 60% are U.S. based subscribers, with international growth surging.”
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151 - CanadLeg

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 3 May 2024 00:57:09 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to figure out what’s up with the Orion heat shield, SLS layoffs, commercial Mars studies, and the ISS deorbit vehicle.

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150 - Bullets and Cheetos

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 23:41:07 +0000

Erin Edwards joins Jake and Anthony to talk about flying helicopters, making the leap from the military to space, and being a Canadian CAPCOM at NASA.

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149 - Bob from Valves, Inc.

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 02:07:52 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Aria Alamalhodaei, reporter at TechCrunch, to talk about valves, getting footage of Astra’s explosions, Mars Sample Return, and everything else that has been going on lately, including cursed eclipses.

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148 - Keep the Meter Running

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 23:20:46 +0000

Jake and Anthony catch up after some travels, unfortunate events, clouds, news, and hijinks.

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Episode 148 - Keep the Meter Running - YouTube
Jake Robins on X: "if you're about to have a bad eclipse experience like me, you can at least have a funny shirt"
Nerd Alert: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Lunar Eclipse - YouTube
Solar and Lunar Eclipses Worldwide – Next 10 Years
Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026
Total Solar Eclipse on August 2, 2027
NASA selects three companies to advance Artemis lunar rover designs - SpaceNews
Japanese astronauts to land on moon as part of new NASA partnership - SpaceNews
Space Exploration Vehicle - Wikipedia

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147 - Bouncy Castle Payload Adapter

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:22:12 +0000

Jake is joined my Simon Stähler from ETH Zürich to talk about the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.

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hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:54:30 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by journalist and author Tim Fernholz to talk about some of his recent stories on the Space Force, Kam Ghaffarian, and let’s be honest, we’ll probably get distracted by Intuitive Machine’s first lunar landing attempt.

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Episode 143 - Maneuver Without Regret (feat. Warfighting Domain) (feat. Tim Fernholz) - YouTube
Goodnight, Sweet Prince: Saying Goodbye to IM-1 - Payload
Kam Ghaffarian’s Moonshots - The New York Times
Meet True Anamoly, the startup working to win America’s space race against Russia - Vox
Harry Stranger on X: “A very high resolution satellite image of Blue Origin's 98 meter tall New Glenn pathfinder standing on the pad at Launch Complex 36 on Friday.”
Can Space Force Stop Somali Rocket Pirates? | Guest: Anthony Colangelo | Ep 101 - YouTube

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142 - Multivariate Disaster

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:49 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, to talk about the latest on Mars Sample Return, JPL layoffs, and everything space policy.

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141 - TRL Valley of Death

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 9 Feb 2024 02:18:57 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Elizabeth Frank to talk about the future of the CLPS program, JPL’s Mars-focused Commercial Services Studies, and a whole bunch more, including Elizabeth’s epic travel photos.

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140 - Cultivating a Vibe

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 2 Feb 2024 02:20:02 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Rae Paoletta of The Planetary Society to pour one out for Ingenuity, breakdown the epic SLIM landing, and do some eclipse planning.

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Episode 140 - Cultivating a Vibe (with Rae Paoletta) - YouTube
SLIM moon lander revived after solar power setback - SpaceNews
Dawoon Jung on X: “One of #SLIM main engines fell off during landing”
SLIM_JAXA on X: “Communication with SLIM was successfully established last night, and operations resumed! Science observations were immediately started with the MBC, and we obtained first light for the 10-band observation. This figure shows the “toy poodle” observed in the multi-band observation.”
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After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
Ingenuity Mars helicopter mission ends after 72 flights - SpaceNews
Experience the Total Solar Eclipse | The Planetary Society
Nerd Alert: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Lunar Eclipse - YouTube

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139 - Sourdough Software Starter

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:28:38 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by John Conafay to talk about what he’s been up to since founding Integrate, and we’ll probably dish out some hot takes, too.

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138 - Double SPAC

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 03:05:25 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Will Francis, Chief Commercial Officer at Agile Space Industries, to talk about his path through the industry—from co-founding Roccor, to being acquired by Redwire, to joining Agile—and what he’s learned along the way.

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137 - Daddy Space Force

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:07:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger to lay out our predictions for 2024!

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136 - A Little Bit Better Than Arianespace

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:56:42 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Joe Barnard to present The Off-Nominees: the most bizarre space news stories of the year. We’ll debate what went the most comedically wrong this year, crown a winner, and also score some 2023 predictions.

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135 - Stupid Vertical Dogleg Machine

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 02:31:27 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Tom Marotta of The Spaceport Company to talk about what they’re working on, spaceport operations, and the FAA licensing process.

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134 - Artemis II.5

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 8 Dec 2023 01:14:01 +0000

Jake and Anthony check in on Starship, Artemis, spreadsheets, and a lost tomato on the ISS.

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Episode 134 - Artemis II.5 - YouTube
ISS astronauts find tomato that was lost in space for 8 months (video) | Space
SpaceX on X: At dawn from the gateway to Mars, the launch of Starship’s second flight test
Artemis Timelines Spreadsheet
We got a leaked look at NASA’s future Moon missions—and likely delays | Ars Technica
IAC 2016 timeline
GAO-24-106256, NASA ARTEMIS PROGRAMS: Crewed Moon Landing Faces Multiple Challenges
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133 - I’m an Adult with a Job

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 22:58:05 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by photographer Andrew McCarthy to talk about his journey into astrophotography, his process, and let’s be real, to gawk at his work. And also to convince Jake to buy telescopes.

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132 - Boneless Skineater

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 02:57:48 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Tom Mueller, founder, CEO, and CTO of Impulse Space and former Propulsion CTO at SpaceX. We’ll talk about what Impulse Space is up to, including their literally-just-launched first mission to space.

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Episode 132 - Boneless Skineater (with Tom Mueller) - YouTube
Access Any Orbit | Impulse Space
Impulse Space (@GoToImpulse) / X
Impulse Space on X: “Any company’s first launch of their product is always an incredible feat. But for Impulse, ours is a little more special because of the journey it took to get here. We moved into a new 55,000 sq ft facility in Redondo Beach in March of 2023…”
SpaceX Transporter 9 rideshare features new OTV from Tom Mueller's Impulse Space - NASASpaceFlight.com
IMPULSE SPACE ANNOUNCES LEO EXPRESS-2 and LEO EXPRESS-3 MISSIONS | Impulse Space
SpaceX founding employee successfully moves from rockets to in-space propulsion | Ars Technica
Project HARP - Wikipedia

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131 - AAA for Science

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:07:25 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Tanya Harrison to talk about the Earth and Planetary Institute of Canada that she—along with very-recent guest, Dr. Gordon Osinski!—founded and announced just a few weeks back.

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130 - Crossfire Between Scientists and Engineers

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 2 Nov 2023 23:28:51 +0000

Planetary Scientist Stefano Nerozzi joins Jake and Anthony to talk about science on Mars, from Sample Return to mapping Mars’ Ice!

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129 - Tier 1 Gifts

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 01:10:25 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Gordon Osinski from the University of Western Ontario and member of the Artemis 3 Geology team which will develop surface science plans for the first lunar EVAs since Apollo.

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128 - These Were Bad Movies

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 01:44:45 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Stephen Hackett, co-founder of Relay FM and fellow space nerd, to talk about the ever-present SLS drama of the day, how Relay’s St. Jude fundraiser went, and partake in the first Terrible Space Movie Review Show™ in which we try to convince Stephen to watch our favorite of a bad batch of movies we watched.

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Episode 128 - These Were Bad Movies (with Stephen Hackett) - YouTube
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Relay FM for St. Jude - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
NASA should consider commercial alternatives to SLS, inspector general says | Ars Technica
Ad Astra (2019) - IMDb
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (TV Movie 1983) - IMDb
Solar Crisis (1990) - IMDb
Moonfall (2022) - IMDb
NASA OIG on X: “T–2 (2 Days until Launch) #NASA says “We are Going” but at what cost? See our audit on the Agency’s cost estimating and reporting practices”

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127 - Hot Moon Takes

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 02:43:18 +0000

Jason Davis of The Planetary Society makes his long-awaited return, to hang out with Jake and Anthony and talk about Psyche, OSIRIS-REx, solar eclipses, and surely a bunch of other stuff, too.

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126 - Whatever, Russell

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 02:18:43 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Brendan Byrne, of WMFE and Are We There Yet?, to talk about watching spaceships return to Earth, talking to astronauts, a change of leadership at Blue Origin, and what’s been up in the Florida space scene of late.

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Brendan Byrne on X: “What a sight! Crew-6 coming in hot over Orlando. First time seeing that for me–pretty incredible!”
Jake Robins on X: “SpaceX Dragon #Crew6 returning home. Came screaming right over top of my house here in Yucatán.”
A space for artistic inspiration with veteran astronaut Nicole Stott
Private space station astronaut John Shoffner speaks with WMFE from orbit
Jeff Bezos finally got rid of Bob Smith at Blue Origin | Ars Technica
Jeff Bezos Announces Plans To Build, Launch Rockets From Cape Canaveral : NPR
NASA’s Psyche Moves Toward Liftoff – Psyche Mission
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125 - The Ball Pit

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:54:59 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Alec Maestas, OSIRIS-REx Systems Engineer and Real-Time Operations, to talk about the asteroid sample return mission on the eve(ish) of sample arrival.

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124 - Accidental Cadence

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 01:09:37 +0000

Jake and Anthony check in on human spaceflight with a bit of a roundup—Axiom-3, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, SpaceX, and more.

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Episode 124 - Accidental Cadence - YouTube
Sara Mauskopf on X: “Companies that raised money in 2021 trying to raise again today”
Sara Mauskopf on X: “When you’re in the arena trying stuff and then some of it doesn’t work”
Sara Mauskopf on X: “Aaron Rodgers after the opening drive”
‘Galactic 04’ Mission Marks Virgin Galactic’s Fifth Spaceflight in Five Months | Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic’s president explains how VSS Unity is now flying frequently | Ars Technica
A year after New Shepard’s accident, Blue Origin may return to flight next month | Ars Technica
Axiom Space names crew for third private astronaut mission to ISS - SpaceNews
Vladimir Putin meets North Korea's Kim Jong-un at Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome spaceport for 5-hour summit | Space

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123 - An Exciting Time

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 8 Sep 2023 02:19:32 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush of Bloomberg to talk about her new book, The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts.

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122 - Space.com Bubble

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 1 Sep 2023 01:10:27 +0000

Jake and Anthony talk about recent financial news in the world of spaceflight and add some predictions to the 2023 list.

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121 - Status: Future

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:26:49 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Mark Panning from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and PI of the Farside Seismic Suite to talk about the Chandrayaan-3 and Luna-25 Moon landings and what we can look forward too from CLPS coming soon.

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Luna-25 crashes into moon after orbit maneuver - SpaceNews
Chandrayaan-3: India becomes fourth country to land on the moon - SpaceNews
ISRO on X: “Here is how the Lander Imager Camera captured the moon's image just prior to touchdown.”
ISRO on X: “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: The image captured by the Landing Imager Camera after the landing. It shows a portion of Chandrayaan-3's landing site. Seen also is a leg and its accompanying shadow. Chandrayaan-3 chose a relatively flat region on the lunar surface”
NASA Selects New Science Investigations for Future Moon Deliveries

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120 - Big Dumb Satellites

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:47:50 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Karan Kunjur, Co-Founder of K2 Space, to talk about what they’re building, and what it means to build for a post-Starship future.

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119 - Don’t Train for the Nominal Shit

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 02:41:24 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by space artist and illustrator Paul Fjeld to talk about his career and to hear some stories from interesting projects and programs he’s worked on.

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118 - Experienced Drunk Idiots

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 8 Aug 2023 01:33:56 +0000

Anthony is joined by Jonathan Vaughters, Founder and CEO of EF Education-EasyPost, and Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about space and cycling, who knows in what amounts. Sorry, Jake.

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117 - ⅃ L

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 23:36:37 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Phil Metzger to talk about his research into launch and landing pad debris.

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Episode 117 - ⅃ L (with Dr. Phil Metzger) - YouTube
NASA’s Recommendations to Space-Faring Entities: How to Protect and Preserve the Historic and Scientific Value of U.S. Government Lunar Artifacts (PDF, 3.3 MB)
NASA drafts guidelines to preserve Apollo moon landing sites | collectSPACE
Dr. Phil Metzger on Twitter: “Thanks so much to the people who sent samples and pictures/videos of the particulate falling 5-6 miles from the Starship launch pad. We have analyzed the particle sizes and shapes and got an unexpected result.”
Dr. Phil Metzger on Twitter: “Partial results on the analysis of the ejecta from the SpaceX Starship launch. The visible and infrared spectra of the fine particles that rained down on Port Isobel do not match the concrete or the Fondag that was picked up on the beach.”
Dr. Phil Metzger on Twitter: “I guess I need to do simulations to see how sand can fly 5 miles from a Starship launch. I did the analysis for NASA for Mars landings, and the size of particle that went farthest in that super-thin Martian air was pea gravel (~3 mm diameter) and it only goes 725 meters.”
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116 - Hot NSSL Summer

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 02:03:39 +0000

Jake is back, so Anthony will help get him caught up on the news, including the Mars Sample Return Hot Drama.

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115 - I’m Getting a Twinkie Vibe

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 01:37:26 +0000

Anthony is joined by Loren Grush (Bloomberg) and Rachael Zisk (Payload), to talk about Loren’s recent trip to see Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight, to catch up on some news, and to do a mid-year check in on our 2023 predictions.

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Episode 115 - I’m Getting a Twinkie Vibe (with Loren Grush and Rachael Zisk) - YouTube
Loren Grush on Twitter: “It’s all been leading to this–Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight is set for this morning, with a research mission for the Italian Air Force. I'm in New Mexico at Spaceport America to finally see a flight”
Loren Grush on Twitter: Video of Unity returning
Titanic Sub Implosion Highlights Space Risks of Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin Too - Bloomberg
Astra Looks to Raise $65M and Avoid Nasdaq Delisting through Stock Split - Payload
Astra establishes subsidiary for spacecraft engine business | TechCrunch
The Artemis Astrovan Arrives - Payload

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114 - Starship Blue

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 7 Jul 2023 01:45:04 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Adrian Beil of NASASpaceFlight.com (and a long-time beloved member of the Off-Nominal Discord) to talk about how he got his start via an epic spreadsheet, and to tell some stories from his trip to Boca Chica for Starship.

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113 - AutoNav Road Rage

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 02:53:23 +0000

Jake and Anthony check in on the ongoing planetary missions around the solar system.

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112 - Big Microgravity

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 02:05:56 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Grant Bonin to talk about his new venture, gravityLab, focused on partial gravity research.

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111 - Extended Warranty, New Fairings

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 9 Jun 2023 01:14:27 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Joey Roulette of Reuters to talk about the state of NASA’s fixed-price contracts in the face of the Starliner situation and lunar lander awards.

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110 - Big “I Made It in Blender” Energy

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 2 Jun 2023 02:16:43 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Joe Barnard to talk about what he’s up to and to engage in some alt-history what-ifs.

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Episode 110 - Big “I Made It in Blender” Energy (with Joe Barnard) - YouTube
Joe Barnard | Out Of Context - YouTube
Joe Barnard 🚀 on Twitter: “I'll do one, I actually think he's kinda cute”
DutchSpace on Twitter: “The view you get when you put a couple of camera's on the Dutch solar array wings during deployment (Hi @Airbus_NL ) on-board @ESA European Service Module, part of the Artemis Orion spacecraft :)”
GoPro Awards: On a Rocket Launch to Space - YouTube
Electron Stage Separation - YouTube
Joe Barnard 🚀 on Twitter: “Booster looking up at the sustainer after ignition!”
Joe Barnard 🚀 on Twitter: “Launched! Found Eeby… well I found the body tube. The avionics have embarked on their own special journey. Second stage is probably somewhere on earth, will keep y’all posted if that location becomes more clear 🥴🔥”
Joe Barnard 🚀 on Twitter: “Found Deeby! This rocket became extremely unhappy on the way up and I’m stoked to find out more soon”

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109 - Boil-off Truther

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 26 May 2023 01:18:51 +0000

Jake and Anthony catch up on the news, including Blue Origin’s Lunar Lander award!

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NASA Selects Blue Origin for Astronaut Mission to the Moon | Blue Origin
NASA selects Blue Origin to develop second Artemis lunar lander - SpaceNews
Technical strengths and lower cost led NASA to select Blue Origin lander - SpaceNews
Blue Origin picking up the pace at the Cape - NASASpaceFlight.com
Astronaut Database
Virgin Galactic makes first suborbital spaceflight in nearly two years - SpaceNews
Chris Bergin - NSF on Twitter: “Tally Ho on VMS Eve and Spaceship Unity prior to the drop and propulsive climb of the latter.”
Kevin Limburg on Twitter: “I’ve spared no expense so Neutron could succeed.”

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108 - Super Secret about Plutonium

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 19 May 2023 01:01:05 +0000

Jake and guest host Casey Dreier are joined by Paul Byrne to talk about NASA’s planetary science budget and the trials and tribulations that it is experiencing today.

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107 - He's Got a Butt

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 12 May 2023 02:29:50 +0000

Jake and guest host Debarati Das are joined by Jaime Green, author of the new book The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos

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106 - Main Menu

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 5 May 2023 02:18:02 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Sarah Al-Ahmed, host and producer of Planetary Radio, to talk about her new gig running one of the longest-tenured space podcasts.

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Episode 106 - Main Menu (with Sarah Al-Ahmed) - YouTube
Planetary Radio stories with Mat Kaplan | The Planetary Society
rae paoletta on Twitter: “Ok way better pic here!!! CAPYYYYYYYYYYBAAAARAAAAA♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️”

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105 - There and Beck Again

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:41:56 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Ashlee Vance of Bloomberg to talk about his new book, When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach.

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104 - Ricky Bobby Goes to the Moon (Live from Space Symposium 2023)

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:16:54 +0000

Anthony cracks open a beer and talks about the news from Space Symposium with Jacqueline Feldscher of Payload and Jeff Foust of SpaceNews.

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103 - Same Ice Cream Man

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 02:59:54 +0000

Anthony is joined by Caleb Henry of Quilty Analytics to talk about his recent trip to India for a OneWeb launch, and to talk about all the acquisitions and mergers going on in the satellite communications market right now.

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Episode 103 - Same Ice Cream Man (with Caleb Henry) - YouTube
Caleb Henry on Twitter: “Here are some of my favorite photos I took from the #OneWebLaunch18mission, plus a small thread of things I learned about GSLV Mk3 and OneWeb. (1/5)”
Virgin Orbit seeking expedited bankruptcy sale - SpaceNews
SES confirms Intelsat merger talks - SpaceNews
Eutelsat’s board approves OneWeb merger - SpaceNews

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102 - Does Anyone Need SRBs?

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 7 Apr 2023 01:54:35 +0000

Anthony is joined by Eric Berger of Ars Technica and Matthew Russell of the The Interplanetary Podcast to talk about Starship, the future of European spaceflight, and the Artemis II crew.

Announcement: Off-Nominal and MECO Live Shows at Space Symposium 2023

More details coming soon, but Anthony will be at Space Symposium 2023 and will be hosting MECO and Off-Nominal live at the Redwire booth on April 18 and 19. We’ll have wonderful guests such as Lori Garver, Peter Beck, Masami Onoda, Karina Drees, Loren Grush, Michael Sheetz, Jacqueline Feldscher, and more to be named soon! Come hang out, watch some live shows, and say hello to Anthony in real life.

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101 - Tastes Like Fish

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 02:12:42 +0000

Anthony is joined by Chris Carberry and Dr. Tanya Harrison to discuss Chris’ upcoming documentary version of his Alcohol in Space book, the upcoming Humans to Mars summit, and the state of humans to Mars in the Artemis era.

Announcement: Off-Nominal and MECO Live Shows at Space Symposium 2023!

More details coming soon, but Anthony will be at Space Symposium 2023 and will be hosting MECO and Off-Nominal live at the Redwire booth on April 18 and 19. We’ll have wonderful guests such as Lori Garver, Peter Beck, Masami Onoda, Karina Drees, and more to be named soon! Come hang out, watch some live shows, and say hello to Anthony in real life.

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100 - Astronaut Astronaut

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 02:31:29 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Christian Davenport of The Washington Post to catch up on all the space news, and to celebrate 100 episodes of Off-Nominal.

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99 - Open-Box Protons

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 01:33:10 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Mark Albrecht, executive secretary of the National Space Council from 1989 to 1992, and President of International Launch Services from 1999 to 2006, to talk about his career in space and space policy, the new era of the National Space Council, and more.

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98 - Bing It with ChatGPT

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 02:44:25 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Michael Sheetz, space journalist from CNBC, to talk about recent earnings calls, ULA for sale, and other space business!

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97 - Figure This One Out, Howard!

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 3 Mar 2023 02:19:32 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Howard Mostrom, Audio Director for Kerbal Space Program 2, to talk about how he recorded audio for the latest in the hit franchise of space video games.

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96 - Lori’s Mom’s Favorite

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 03:46:59 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined once again by Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator, to talk about the newest class of Brooke Owens fellows, what she’s been up to lately, and who knows, maybe we’ll randomly argue about commercial space stations on this one, too.

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95 - Horsesh

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 02:49:07 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about Super Heavy’s static fire, Progress doing its best Soyuz, and to somewhat randomly argue about Commercial LEO Destinations.

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94 - Let’s Do Some UFO Shit

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:36:22 +0000

Jake and Anthony talk about the Chinese balloons that floated over the Americas in the last few weeks, balloons in space history, UFO shit, and do a random follow-up news segment.

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93 - Go Touch Some Grass

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 3 Feb 2023 00:31:24 +0000

Jake and Anthony talk about Jake’s decision to end WeMartians, and what goes on behind the scenes of Making Stuff™.

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Episode 93 - Go Touch Some Grass - YouTube
Goodbye, for now
The Off-Nominal Discord - Off-Nominal
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92 - We Should Buy a Bar

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 01:50:10 +0000

Jake and Anthony talk about the state of smallsat launch and tell some stories from Anthony’s trip to Virginia to see an Electron launch.

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Episode 92 - We Should Buy a Bar - YouTube
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Main Engine Cut Off, Spacey Space: “Pretty great day trip down to Wallops to see the Rocket Lab flight! Electron really has a kick, I was impressed. Beautiful and delicate second stage plume, too. A+++++ would do again.”
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Rocket Lab launches first Electron from Virginia - SpaceNews
ABL Space Systems blames RS1 launch failure on loss of power - SpaceNews
Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly - SpaceNews

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91 - The 240-Hour Cut

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 22:25:43 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Ben Feist, Data Visualization & Informatics Software Engineer and Historian at NASA Johnson Space Center, to talk about his work, including the amazing Apollo in Real Time experience.

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90 - This is a Complete Conspiracy

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:51:17 +0000

Brendan Byrne, of WMFE and Are We There Yet?, hosts the first edition of The Off-Nominallyweds, a game to find out if Jake or Anthony knows the other one better.

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89 - The Final Year

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 6 Jan 2023 01:20:46 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush of Bloomberg to talk about and predict what’s to come in space this year.

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88 - But, Nonetheless

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:29:29 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Miriam Kramer of Axios to talk about the weirdest and funniest space news of the year, to announce the Off-Nominees, and to crown the winner of the 2022 Off-Nominal Award.

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87 - Grippy Socks

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 9 Dec 2022 01:45:48 +0000

Marina Koren of The Atlantic joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her recent viewing and reviewing of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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86 - Is That Callisto?

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 1 Dec 2022 22:48:04 +0000

Jake and Anthony catch up on Artemis I and everything else going on in space news lately.

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Episode 86 - Is that Callisto? - YouTube
Artemis I | Flickr
Artemis I Flight Day 13: Orion, Earth, and Moon | art001e000… | Flickr
Flight Day 14: Orion's Solar Array Divides Earth and Moon | Flickr
Primal Space on Twitter: “Orion has now reached the Moon, here's how it will get back to Earth on the 11th of December.”
T+235: Artemis I, 2022 Midterms (with Casey Dreier) - Main Engine Cut Off
Why we have the SLS | The Planetary Society
ESA - Ministers back ESA’s bold ambitions for space with record 17% rise

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85 - The Highest I’ve Been

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 01:21:45 +0000

Mat Kaplan, host of Planetary Radio for The Planetary Society, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the 20th anniversary of the show, his upcoming retirement, and what it’s been like to cover space in this way for all those years.

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Episode 85 - The Highest I’ve Been (with Mat Kaplan) - YouTube
Visibly Loose Nuts - UNISEX | WeMartians Podcast
Dr. Pete Flavored Soda - SodaStream
Planetary Radio | The Planetary Society
Interview with Louis Friedman | The Planetary Society
Planetary Society on Twitter: “It’s official: LightSail 2 has reentered Earth’s atmosphere and burned up, as expected. What a phenomenal mission this was! We are proud of everything this spacecraft accomplished, and of all the people who made it happen.”

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84 - JPL Christmas Party

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 01:04:30 +0000

Somehow, it’s almost time for Artemis I. Again. Yes, again. And then we break down some hot planetary drama from this week.

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Episode 84 - JPL Christmas Party - YouTube
NASA leaves its Artemis I rocket exposed to winds above design limits | Ars Technica
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WeMartians Podcast on Twitter: “I’m seeing a lot of commentary about how SLS is "unlucky" or "cursed" due to the timing of the hurricanes approaching Florida. There definitely is some luck here, as hurricanes cannot be predicted, but I think this is missing the point and giving way too much credit to Nature.”
Eric Berger on Twitter: “An unbiased industry source spitballed tonight that the first SLS launch will probably come around 2023.”
Acting NASA Administrator Lightfoot Memo: Agency Update – Feb. 15, 2017 - SpaceRef
NASA Keeps Psyche, But VERITAS Pays the Price – SpacePolicyOnline.com
Good Night Oppy (2022) - IMDb

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83 - Bubba the Rocket Scientist

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 4 Nov 2022 00:56:52 +0000

Photographer Roland Miller returns to the show to talk to Jake and Anthony about his newest book, The Space Shuttle: A Mission-by-Mission Celebration of NASA's Extraordinary Spaceflight Program, out next week.

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82 - Gatekeeping Hubble

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:32:59 +0000

With Jake away, Swapna Krishna and Caleb Henry join Anthony for a very Philadelphia-themed episode.

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Episode 82 - Gatekeeping Hubble (with Swapna Krishna and Caleb Henry) - YouTube
Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story: Bloom, John + Free Shipping
Project Artemis: Back to the Moon | Smithsonian Channel
Chris G - NSF on Twitter: “OK. This is long-range GFS. Take this with a grain of salt for now. But models are starting to pick up on a potential(ly strong) tropical system near Florida around November 9th.”
You searched for resiliency - SpaceNews
Satellites Can Do Even More - SpaceNews
Albedo announces $48 million Series A funding round - SpaceNews
How to see a rocket launch on the Space Coast – Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet

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81 - Foot Bits

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:00:00 +0000

Elizabeth Howell of Space.com joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her new book, Why Am I Taller, with astronaut Dave Williams.

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80 - Vaguely a Mutiny

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:44:52 +0000

Ben Brockert joins Jake and Anthony to tell stories from his various adventures in the space industry.

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79 - A Wake of Creative Destruction

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 7 Oct 2022 00:20:51 +0000

Anthony took a trip to Pittsburgh to visit Astrobotic this week, and he’s back to talk about it with Jake.

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78 - John Grunsfeld’s Babysitter

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 01:53:38 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Kristin Fisher of CNN to talk about Artemis I, and the coverage out there in the world in all the places us space nerds aren’t.

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77 - Accidental Shareholder

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:30:55 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matthew Russell of the The Interplanetary Podcast to talk about his trip to French Guiana to commentate the first launch of Vega C.

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Episode 77 - Accidental Shareholder (with Matthew Russell) - YouTube
Vega C - Arianespace
Interplanetary Podcast #281 - Vega C and James Webb Space Telescope
Vega-C launch - YouTube
The Interplanetary Podcast on Twitter: “Day 1 of commentary rehearsals for the inaugural flight of #VegaC what a total blast. Is everyone @esa a legend? ...yes. #VV21”
The Interplanetary Podcast on Twitter: ”We have a new launch time 12h07 UTC or 13h07 UK time.”
The Interplanetary Podcast on Twitter: “That was absolutely wild. The emotion at the launch was just incredible. Tears in the commentary booths. And the sound of the rocket when it hit Jupiter ...omg”
Her Majesty The Queen's Lying-in-State | Queue Tracker - YouTube

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76 - Walter Cronkite was Faking It

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 9 Sep 2022 00:51:13 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Rae Paoletta, Editorial Director at The Planetary Society, to tell some stories from their trip to Artemis 1, the Off-Nominal meetups, and Rae’s encounter with a snake owner, licensed in the state of Florida.

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Off-Nominal - YouTube
Episode 76 - Walter Cronkite was Faking It (with Rae Paoletta) - YouTube
Launch of Apollo 4 first Saturn V as seen LIVE on CBS w/ Walter Cronkite - YouTube
Off-Nominal on Twitter: “a wild colangelo has appeared with a @PAYOLETTER”
Off-Nominal on Twitter: “check out all these anomalies”
Off-Nominal on Twitter: “we should be easy to spot”
Off-Nominal on Twitter: “hey @ChrisG_NSF @BCCarCounters what if this piece gets too wet”
Off-Nominal on Twitter: “we are still on the beach so come join us after you file your stories, friends”

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75 - Four of Us Married Each Other

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 2 Sep 2022 01:28:34 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Emily Calandrelli, speaker, writer, and Emmy-Nominated Host of Emily's Wonder Lab, to talk about the Brooke Owens Fellowship, which is just about to start recruiting the next class of students, and everything else she is up to lately.

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Episode 75 - Four of Us Married Each Other (with Emily Calandrelli) - YouTube
Brooke Owens Fellowship
Patti Grace Smith Fellowship
Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program
NASA Academy - Wikipedia
Jason Major on Twitter: “Found this photo in my files of the @NASASocial group in front of the Atlantis building at @ExploreSpaceKSC after EFT-1, the first test flight of the @NASA_Orion vehicle. We even had an actual astronaut in there!”
Apogee of Fear!–NASA VERSION. Written & produced by Tracy Hickman, Directed by Richard Garriott - YouTube
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hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:46:41 +0000

Anthony is joined by Christian Davenport of The Washington Post and Loren Grush of The Verge to talk about Loren’s JWST birthday present, Artemis 1 getting its initial launch dates, the occasional Long March 5B reentry, and everything else that has been going on in the world of space news.

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70 - Send Jupes

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:56:45 +0000

Nadia Drake joins Jake and Anthony to obsess over the JWST images released this week and to talk about the telescope’s first few months of operation.

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Off-Nominal - YouTube
Episode 70 - Send Jupes (with Nadia Drake) - YouTube
Get After It - YouTube
First Images Collection
Southern Ring Nebula
Coldplay on Twitter: “Such heavenly views ✨ @NASA #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope#ColdplayBerlin 🤍”
Ben Brockert on Twitter: “I’ve seen a few attempts to show the JWST images in context of the entire sky, but this one just showing how much more of the Carina Nebula there is to look at is my favorite so far. The new JWST image is in the tiny box at top right.”

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69 - Was That NASA or MythBusters?

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 8 Jul 2022 01:55:41 +0000

Anthony is joined by Joe Barnard of BPS.Space and Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!) to talk about how to cook meat with a very fast rocket, what life is like in Boca Chica lately, and…what has NASA been doing with those chickens?

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68 - Pop It Back Up There

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 1 Jul 2022 01:30:06 +0000

Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins Jake and Anthony to discuss Administrator Bill Nelson a year into his tenure and whether he’s been good or bad for NASA.

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Off-Nominal - YouTube
Episode 68 - Pop It Back Up There (with Eric Berger) - YouTube
We got a leaked look at NASA’s future Moon missions—and likely delays | Ars Technica
Eric Berger on Twitter: “I wrote fairly critically about Nelson's nomination to become NASA administrator. A year later, I think he's handled the Russia-ISS situation masterfully, and validated the Biden administration's faith in his ability to work with Congress. In other words, I was wrong.”
NASA chief says cost-plus contracts are a “plague” on the space agency | Ars Technica
T+220: Artemis Architecture (with Eric Berger) - Main Engine Cut Off
Episode 66 - My Next One is “Fiction” - Off-Nominal
Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age: Garver, Lori, Isaacson, Walter: 9781635767704: Amazon.com: Books
Bill Nelson on Twitter: “@Astro_Pam and I met with Italy’s Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti about our nations’ shared goals and partnership — and the incredible opportunity that space offers in developing groundbreaking science and technology for the future!”

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67 - Eating The Pie All The Way Through

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:44:56 +0000

Chris Gebhardt from NASA Spaceflight.com joins Jake to talk about the FAA’s approval of the Boca Chica launch site.

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66 - My Next One is “Fiction”

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:40:16 +0000

Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator, champion of commercial spaceflight, and longtime space pirate, joins Jake and Anthony to discuss her upcoming book “Escaping Gravity” and to tell some stories from her incredible career.

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65 - Star-Lionel Richie

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:45:53 +0000

Jake and Anthony catch up on the news, from Starliner’s flight to NASA’s announcement of new spacesuit contracts for ISS and lunar missions.

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64 - In Between is Hot Topic

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 3 Jun 2022 00:32:04 +0000

Engineer, Consultant and STEM evangelist Lauren Lyons joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her diverse career at SpaceX, Blue Origin and Firefly, and the unique and interesting paths the space industry can take you on.

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Off-Nominal - YouTube
Episode 64 - In Between is Hot Topic (with Lauren Lyons) - YouTube
FIRST Robotics Competition | FIRST
Why Mars Excites and Inspires Us - YouTube
Lauren Lyons on Twitter: “Last weekend I spoke on a space career panel, which I nearly bailed on due to my insecurity about being between jobs. But I’m so glad I went & opened up about my funky career path in hopes of inspiring others (and myself!) to dgaf what others think & to embrace career audacity”

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63 - Something Philosophical About Croissants

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 26 May 2022 22:58:30 +0000

Space potter Amy Rae Hill joins Jake and guest host Debarati Das for a discussion on space and art.

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62 - Anime Princess Telescope

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 20 May 2022 00:51:15 +0000

Pamela Gay, astronomer and podcasters, joins Jake and guest host Anna from But It Is Rocket Science to talk about black holes, making space podcasts, and more.

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61 - Santa Claus is Hypersonic

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 13 May 2022 00:52:06 +0000

Brian Weeden, Director of Program Planning for Secure World Foundation, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the recent ASAT testing ban announced by Vice President Harris, and the effects the space industry has been having on the war in Ukraine.

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hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 01:39:56 +0000

Caleb Henry of Quilty Analytics joins Jake and Anthony to talk about Amazon’s Kuipermania launch contract, and what it was like to moderate panels at the 2022 Space Symposium.

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Off-Nominal - YouTube
Episode 57 - Ford Taurus-Littrow (with Caleb Henry) - YouTube
Amazon signs multibillion-dollar Project Kuiper launch contracts - SpaceNews
Amazon launch contracts drive changes to launch vehicle production - SpaceNews
Caleb Henry on Twitter: “We had a great discussion. Definitely the biggest commercial launch deal in world history. Exciting stuff!”
T+213: Amazon’s Project Kuiper Launch Contract Blockbuster - Main Engine Cut Off
Wyler claims breakthrough in low-cost antenna for OneWeb, other satellite systems - SpaceNews

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56 - Export Control is Like Fight Club

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Thu, 7 Apr 2022 23:58:07 +0000

Philip Sloss of NASASpaceflight joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the rollout and wet dress rehearsal for Artemis 1, and to go behind-the-scenes on how he does his incredibly-in-depth reporting and coverage of SLS.

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55 - I’ve Slept on a Torpedo

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 1 Apr 2022 00:44:57 +0000

Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about how he got into space, his background in engineering, the shift from engineering to management, and the future of ULA and the rest of the space industry.

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Stellar Entanglement - First State Brewing Company - Untappd

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Off-Nominal - YouTube
Episode 55 - I’ve Slept on a Torpedo (with Tory Bruno) - YouTube
WeMartians 79 – Preparing for a Martian Launch (feat. Tory Bruno)
Tory Bruno on Twitter: “Saw Neil Armstrong take that first step. Was building my own rockets with moldy old dynamite a year later.”
Lockheed Martin MKV-L - YouTube
Multiple Kill Vehicle - Wikipedia

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54 - A Really Long Dog on Mars

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:28:09 +0000

Matt Brealey joins Jake and Anthony to talk about martian terrain data and imagery, and to go behind the scenes on his incredible creation, AreoBrowser.

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53 - Venereal is Taken

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:19:54 +0000

Jake returns from LPSC 2022 and shares some stories with Anthony. #TacoGate2022

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Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin

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52 - We Have All of Them

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:31:31 +0000

Anthony is joined by Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, and Roland Miller, a photographer who has spent years documenting space hardware of all varieties. We’ll talk about Roland’s work, and go behind the scenes on his two published books (Abandoned In Place, Interior Space) and his next book (Orbital Planes) coming out this spring.

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51 - Hubbles In Reverse

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 4 Mar 2022 02:12:00 +0000

Scott Tilley, an amateur satellite tracker, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about tracking Chang’e-5 back to the Moon and into a Distant Retrograde Orbit, how he and the wider community of amateur satellite trackers do what they do, and what else he’s been tracking lately.

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50 - Was That a Bake Sale?

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 02:08:17 +0000

Michael Sheetz of CNBC and Eric Berger of Ars Technica join Anthony to talk about the latest in the finance side of space—what’s up in the world of funding, which businesses look steady and which look shaky, and of course, how you can’t spell space without SPAC.

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Episode 50 - Was That a Bake Sale? - YouTube
Virgin Galactic stock rises on ticket sales, $150,000 deposit news
Virgin Galactic has lost $1 billion during the last two years | Ars Technica
Chamath Palihapitiya steps down from Virgin Galactic board
Rocket Lab Selected by MDA to Design and Build Spacecraft for Globalstar | Rocket Lab
Bezos' Blue Origin building more space tourism rockets, CEO says
Astra stock drops 26% after NASA mission fails mid-launch
Rocket builder Astra postpones NASA ELaNa 41 mission after abort
AE Industrial Partners Reaches a Definitive Agreement to Acquire a Significant Stake in Firefly Aerospace, a Leading Provider of Launch and In-Space Vehicles
Michael Sheetz on Twitter: “Update: Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners is acquiring "a significant stake" in Firefly Aerospace from Polyakov, the companies announce, for an undisclosed amount.”
Satellite imagery shows Russian attack on Ukraine from space
Dmitry Rogozin says he does not appreciate “openly hostile” US policy | Ars Technica
Russia responds to European astronauts: We’ll give you independent spaceflight | Ars Technica

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49 - Spacewalk Chaperone

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 01:45:14 +0000

Jake and Anthony talk about some (really good) changes coming to the show, Jared Isaacman’s privately-funded Gemini program, and SpaceX’s Starship…update.

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Tecate - Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma S.A. de C.V. - Untappd

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48 - The Abort Motor DLC

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Sun, 9 Jan 2022 14:13:22 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dylan Taylor, Chairman & CEO of Voyager Space Holdings, founder of Space for Humanity, and commercial astronaut on Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-19.

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47 - The Birdy in French Guiana

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:25:37 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matthew Russell of the The Interplanetary Podcast to talk about the wackiest space news of the year and to crown the winners of the 2021 Off-Nominees.

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Watch The Expanse - Season 6 | Prime Video
For All Mankind | Apple TV+
Geostorm (2017) - IMDb
Geostorm - Rotten Tomatoes
Off-Nominal on Twitter: “because you come here for great content, we'd to share with you the top ten reasons we think every space fan should watch the 2017 warner brothers science fiction disaster film geostorm starring gerard butler buckle up anomalies cause this is the bad movie you love to hate”
Event Horizon (1997) - IMDb
Event Horizon - Rotten Tomatoes

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46 - Anti-Satellite Own Goal

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian to talk about Russia’s latest endangerment to the ISS—their anti-satellite operationthat resulted in a huge debris field—and about how Jonathan does all the excellent work he does tracking launches, satellites, and where everything in space is going.

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Phelddagrif - Thodes Ale - Untappd
Sátiro - Thodes Ale - Untappd
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Orangina | Sparkling Citrus Drink
Anthony’s Gin & Tonic: half Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, half Schweppes Tonic, and a shitload of lime

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Off-Nominal - YouTube
Episode 46 - Anti-Satellite Own Goal (with Jonathan McDowell) - YouTube
Russia destroys satellite in ASAT test - SpaceNews
2021 Russian satellite intercept - YouTube
Official ASAT - Anti Satellite Missile Mission / Mission Shakti Video by DRDO - YouTube
Jonathan McDowell on Twitter: “Here is the orbit of ISS (blue) compared to that of the Ikar No. 39L satellite (cover name Kosmos-1408) (magenta) and the part of the orbit where the crew have been warned of possible collisions with a debris field (red). This shows Kosmos-1408 is a plausible candidate”
Jonathan McDowell on Twitter: “The latest Starlink batch (Group 4-1) of 53 sats seems to include one dud - Starlink 3123 (red) is not orbit raising. (Green: deployment rods).”
Jonathan McDowell on Twitter: “Another space collision of interest was the disintegration on 2020 Jul 12 of object 43673, an inert piece of a Japanese rocket. (Event - green; debris objects cataloged later - red; orbit height of 43673 itself - blue)”
The edge of space: Revisiting the Karman Line - ScienceDirect
Orbiting Frog Otolith - Wikipedia
KSP History Part 66 - Orbiting Frog Otolith - Imgur
International Cometary Explorer - Wikipedia
KSP History Part 112 - ISEE-3 - post - Imgur

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45 - Nauka Got Milkshake Ducked

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by two returning favorites, Loren Grush and Miriam Kramer, to talk about Loren’s time away from the space news grind, and Miriam’s excellent podcast following Inspiration4.

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Cometa, Irish Red Ale, from The Beer Company. in Yucatan
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2016 Azienda Agricola Marianot Garblet, Barolo DOCG

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44 - Jeff Bezos’ OnlyFans

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 7 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Joe Barnard of BPS.Space to talk about what he’s been working on lately, what it’s like being a creator online these days, and various other topics like Firefly’s first launch, Virgin Galactic’s Kobayashi Maru, and what Chuck E. Cheese has been up to during the pandemic.

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43 - Aggressively Undocking

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 3 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Chelsea Gohd from Space.com to talk about the rarest of space events: double hot drama! Nauka, after a tumultuous week of its own, almost destroyed the ISS, and Blue Origin wrote an open letter while simulatenously losing its protest.

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Haze Charmer - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd
Monte Fiorentine Soave Classico - Ca' Rugate
Space Cadet - Pile O' Bones Brewing Company - Untappd
Chelsea’s Mango Green Tea Hydration

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Simeon Schmauß on Twitter: “Here is a look back at the 9th Flight of #MarsHelicopter It was the longest flight to date and took Ingenuity over a large dune-covered area called Séítah. I reconstructed the flight path with photogrammetry from the helicopters NAV images and animated it in @Blender (2x speed)”
Foxanne | Spotify
Katya Pavlushchenko (@katlinegrey) / Twitter
Katya Pavlushchenko on Twitter: “Today, we visited the Baikonur museum and the houses of Gagarin and Korolev! Will show you the photos a little bit later.”

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42 - Bullish on the Moon

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Jake is moving, and has left Anthony alone with the keys to the show. Chris Gebhardt of NASASpaceflight and Jason Davis of the Planetary Society return to the show to talk about our newest Venus armada, China’s new space station, and the space politics cold war of Artemis vs China & Russia’s International Lunar Research Station. And bizarrely, an entire segment about Ares I-X.

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Episode 42 - Bullish on the Moon (with Chris Gebhardt and Jason Davis) - YouTube
NEW YORK TIMES COLUMBIA SPACE SHUTTLE WENDY'S DRINK GLASS EXCELLENT COND | eBay
The case for Venus | The Planetary Society
Double Venus missions: all the burning questions NASA hopes to answer | The Planetary Society
ESA - ESA selects revolutionary Venus mission EnVision
The Quest for Life on Venus | The Planetary Society
ARES I-X Launch - YouTube
[HD] Real Sound of Space Shuttle STS-117 Launch, 3 miles - YouTube
Andrew Jones on Twitter: “Here's a good thread on Tianhe activities with screenshots from CCTV, showing the chaos after getting supplies from Tianzhou-2, in EVA suits. There's even a soft toy cow (as it's Chinese year of the Ox)”
Marcia Smith on Twitter: “Waltz: do you support the Wolf amendment? Nelson: it's the law and I support it. Waltz: do you support making it permanent? Nelson: yes, but also have to find places to work together like space debris. [story of LM5B reentry]”
There’s an astronaut in a gorilla suit floating around the ISS - The Verge
Downlink for Mac
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41 - Roscosmos Shoulda Bought Bitcoin

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 1 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000

This month, Anthony and Jake are taking it bit easier. It’s summer, everyone is excited about getting back in to the world again, and space news will be winding down a bit.

It’s just the two of us, and we go through a potpourri of topics from random space stories that have caught our attention, some stray conspiracy theory talk, then talk shop about our plans for the show, our work, our lives, and more.

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Episode 41 - Roscosmos Shoulda Bought Bitcoin - YouTube
China acknowledges Long March 5B situation as rocket heads for weekend reentry - SpaceNews
Long March 5B falls into Indian Ocean after world follows rocket reentry - SpaceNews
Adversary Drones Are Spying On The U.S. And The Pentagon Acts Like They're UFOs
Starship Orbital- First Flight FCC Exhibit
Russian actress, Japanese entrepreneur cleared for space station visits – Spaceflight Now
Main Engine Cut Off on Twitter: “It’s Space Shirt Friday in the @offnom Discord and Will is pulling for @RocketLab this week”

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Bossart: America's Forgotten Rocket Scientist, by Don Mitchell
Atlas: The Ultimate Weapon by Those Who Built It (Apogee Books Space Series), by Chuck Walker
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Hardcore History Addendum
Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket 1958-2002
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Music! | Life continues onboard the International Space Stat… | Flickr
Thomas Pesquet on Twitter: “@Astro_illini My own excuse to flex is the inverted “2” for “Crew2” ✌, but yours is not bad either 💪😉”

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40 - SpaceX Play Place

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Miriam Kramer joins Jake and Anthony to talk about space tourism. From Inspiration4, to Axiom-1, to suborbital flights, to some future adventures we’d like to go on. And some we wouldn’t.

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39 - Europe Saved Cassini’s Ass

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 9 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Leo Enright, the guy from Irish TV, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about covering space from a non-traditional space country, how he got started covering space, some current topics including Perseverance, ESA’s new Director General, and to generally have a great time.

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See Mars Like Never Before! NASA's Perseverance Rover Sends New Video and Images of the Red Planet - YouTube (Timecode at Leo’s question)
New ESA director general sees EU relations and commercialization as priorities - SpaceNews
Leo Enright on Twitter: “@offnom @OHarasBeers”

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38 - Sorry, I Got Too Itemized

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0000

With our beloved JB on his way out, Jake and Anthony have been appointed NASA autocrats for five years with $25 billion per year to spend. They have done the homework, mostly, and will now unveil their grand plans.

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Anthony’s Budget (Numbers, Excel)
Jake’s Budget (Excel)
Final FY2021 NASA Funding Provides Only 25 Percent of HLS Request – SpacePolicyOnline.com
NASA's FY 2021 Budget | The Planetary Society
NASA's Commercial Crew Program is a Fantastic… | The Planetary Society

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37 - Go Behind Wendy’s

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, to talk about Starship SN8’s epic flight test, Tim’s trip to Boca Chica, and to unveil the 2020 Off-Nominees and crown the winner.

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36 - December Hurricanes

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger of Ars Technica to talk about the space policy fallout of the 2020 US election, Eric’s upcoming book, and Jake’s bad decisions.

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Kevin M. Gill (@kevinmgill) on Twitter for his Fleets and other visualizations of Jupiter
The End of Everything | Book by Katie Mack | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
How a Thanksgiving Day gag ruffled feathers in Mission Control | Ars Technica
Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) on Twitter for the best coverage of China’s space activity

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35 - The 2 Mile of the Space Industry

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Caleb Henry, formerly of SpaceNews and now of Quilty Analytics. We talk about SpaceX’s new satellite contract, OneWeb’s new lease on life, Caleb’s new gig at Quilty, and what it’s like transitioning away from capital-J journalism.

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Episode 35 - The 2 Mile of the Space Industry - YouTube
L3Harris, SpaceX win Space Development Agency contracts to build missile-warning satellites - SpaceNews
Lunar Communications Relay and Navigation Services - beta.SAM.gov
British government and Bharti Global buy OneWeb, plan $1 billion investment to revive company - SpaceNews
Arianespace’s revised OneWeb contract drops Ariane 6, two Soyuz launches - SpaceNews
UK Parliament to scrutinize OneWeb purchase - SpaceNews
Virgin Orbit has a unique launch capability, but it has come at a high price | Ars Technica
Peter Beck on Twitter: “Less than $100m on development and a total of $180m to date including building 3 launch pads, 4 acres of production facilities, 2 mission controls, 14 flights and accounting for my mission to Venus 😉”

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34 - Repeatedly Googling Area 51

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 07:05:03 +0000

With Anthony off on parental leave, Jake is joined by guest host Emilee Speck and guests Anna and Henna from But It Is Rocket Science to talk about making space podcasts and Life on Venus?!

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33 - Regular-Ass Fishing Boat

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 10:00:14 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush to catch up on a wild few weeks—from VR tours of spaceships, the Doug Loverro situation, Mars mayhem, Starship hops, and of course, the DM-2 boating fiasco.

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Episode 33 - Regular-Ass Fishing Boat (with Loren Grush) - YouTube
Off-Nominal on Twitter: “🚨🚨we are live! off-nominal 33 with @lorengrush 🚨🚨 grab a frosty beverage and come hang out as we talk through Current Events™ 🚀🚀🔴🕵️👨‍🚀👨‍🚀🦠”
Virgin Galactic unveils the interior cabin of its tourist spaceplane - The Verge
Criminal probe looking into misconduct allegations by former NASA official, WSJ reports - The Verge
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon successfully returns NASA astronauts back to Earth - The Verge
China successfully launches interplanetary mission to Mars with rover in tow - The Verge
The United Arab Emirates successfully launches its first spacecraft bound for Mars - The Verge
NASA’s life-hunting Mars rover is officially on its way to the Red Planet - The Verge
Prototype of SpaceX’s future Starship rocket flies short hop to 500 feet - The Verge
SpaceX Starship prototype finally flies - SpaceNews

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32 - Well Within the Kill Zone

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 10:00:04 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Lord British himself, Richard Garriott de Cayeux. Richard is a storied video game designer/developer, an entrepreneur, an astronaut who flew to the ISS for a week, and an adventurer with so many tales it’s hard to keep up. Richard is also the son of Owen Garriott, a NASA astronaut who flew on Skylab II and STS-9.

Richard joins us to talk about growing up as the son of an astronaut, to tell tales of spaceflight and undersea adventures, to ruminate on the commercial spaceflight industry, and to blow our minds with stories of dodgy Russian safety protocols.

Also, our fundraiser is over and we’ve made a significant impact on two organizations working hard to bring racial equity to STEM and space. We raised nearly $35,000!

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Super Villain - Urban Village Brewing Company - Untappd

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31 - OG LIGO

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 09:00:12 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by John Johnson. John is an expert on exoplanet research at Harvard University, having done work for NASA on Kepler but also as Principal Investigator for the MINERVA project. He also founded the Banneker Institute at Harvard, an organization dedicated to helping people of color enter astronomy and the subject of our current fundraiser.

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John’s Ridiculously-Classy Barrel-Aged Drink
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Origins: Jim Bridenstine

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:00:25 +0000

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joins Jake and Anthony for the first episode of Off-Nominal Origins. We talk about how he got interested in space and aviation, his time at Rice University, his years as a Navy pilot, his continuing fascination with the Rocket Racing League, and a whole lot more.

And yes, obviously, we talk about the time Jake and Anthony started a weird little sideshow at IAC 2019 with The Jim Bridenstine Fan Club.

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Donation Campaign Update!

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 20:45:26 +0000

Jake and Anthony stop by with a quick update on our donation campaign to help two wonderful organizations, Black Girls Code and the Banneker Institute. The response has been incredible so far, so let’s keep it up!

Let’s Make Space Better.

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 10:00:08 +0000

Here at Off-Nominal, we've been following the demonstrations against racial inequality and police violence in the United States, Canada, and around the world with concern. These events have highlighted deep problems with how we treat each other in many domains, and space exploration is not exempt.

While we have been processing this in real-time, it has become obvious that we must do our part and use our platform to speak up against these inequalities and take action to stop them. We have been engaging with our Discord community this past week to come up with a plan.

Many of these initiatives were developed not just by Jake and Anthony, but in partnership with the Patrons and listeners of our three podcasts. We’re proud that this is a community-led effort.

Together, we're putting on a fundraiser to support Black organizations whose missions we believe in.

Both Jake and Anthony will be matching contributions our community makes to both of these organizations through July 10 up to the total of this month’s revenue from Patreon (WeMartians, MECO).

Donate directly to the organizations below, then email us your donation receipt to donate@offnominal.space so we can match it.

Thank you for helping us work together to make space better.

Black Girls Code

BGC empowers girls of colour ages 7 to 17 to become innovators in STEM fields, leaders in their communities, and builders of their own futures through exposure to computer science and technology. Code plays such an integral role in both aerospace engineering and science that it’s hard to overestimate how important organizations like BGC is.

Donate to Black Girls Code →

Banneker Institute

Banneker provides ten week summer research and study experiences to undergraduate students of colour to prepare them for graduate programs in astronomy. As one of the least diverse of the sciences, anything we can do to give underrepresented peoples an edge will pay off.

Donate to Banneker Institute →

30 - There’s Always Money in the VAB

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 19 May 2020 09:00:02 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jason Davis of The Planetary Society to talk about NASA’s human landing systems, SpaceX’s upcoming DM-2 launch, and to debate whether or not Tom Cruise will make a cool movie on the ISS.

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SpaceX - ISS Docking Simulator
Buy a telescope! Maybe one of these? Or whatever fits your budget!
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29 - Go Full Goldin

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:00:03 +0000

Jake and Anthony take on a long-standing debate: worm or meatball? The NASA Worm is back, so in honor of that, we talk about our most and least favorite logos in space, including missions, organizations, and companies. And some Soviet propaganda.

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1975 NASA Graphics Standards Manual (Hardcover)

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28 - Don’t Sneeze in Their Mouths!

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:00:08 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by fellow space podcaster Brendan Bryne for a self-quarantine edition of the show. Jake developed a new bit for this grab bag episode with talk of Schrödinger’s Gateway, SpaceX’s DM-2, and a whole bunch more, including (obviously) COVID-19 and its impact on space. Also how Brendan’s cat almost ruined OSIRIS-REx.

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27 - Space Policy Fugue State

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:00:01 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Laura Forczyk to talk about all the drama, from the NASA Authorization bill making its way through the House, the latest in Starliner anomalies, and Laura’s new book, Rise of the Space Age Millennials.

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26 - Hungover on Reentry

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:00:14 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Chris Carberry of Explore Mars to discuss his new book Alcohol in Space, and pitch themselves as the perfect test subjects.

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25 - SpaceX Cinematic Universe

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 05:00:12 +0000

Jake and Anthony are joined by Marina Koren of The Atlantic to discuss the very Off-Nominal-esque Apollo 12 mission, regional Pennsylvania sayings, and to deliberate on and announce the 2019 Off-Nominal Award winner!

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24 - Jim-Adjacent

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 5 Nov 2019 05:00:04 +0000

Jake and Anthony tell the tale of IAC 2019—meetups, making connections at the conference, trolling around the expo hall, and the much-anticipated-and-surprising meeting with JB.

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66 - IAC 2019 - WeMartians Podcast
Episode T+137: Artemis Politics, United Lander Alliance - Main Engine Cut Off
Episode T+138: Peter Beck, Founder of Rocket Lab - Main Engine Cut Off
Off-Nominal (@offnom) | Twitter
Off-Nominal on Twitter: “introducing the ANOMALIES. just the best people at our meetup, including our friends from @orbitalpodcast #memoriesofIAC”
Tory Bruno on Twitter
Off-Nominal on Twitter: “Pretty great finish to #IAC2019 meeting NASA Administrator @JimBridenstine. He’s very excited about the Jim Bridenstine Fan Club. We’re gonna need more pins.”
Off-Nominal on Twitter: “The Legendary @garynapier, Gary From Lockheed”

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Meet us at IAC 2019!

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 8 Oct 2019 06:10:04 +0000

Jake predictably apologizes for Canadian Thanksgiving, and we’ve got some IAC business to discuss.

Upcoming meetup! Hang out with Jake, Anthony, and other fellow Anomalies in Washington, DC on October 20! Details at events.offnominal.space.

Listen to Jake and Anthony on WeMartians and Main Engine Cut Off.

23 - What is the protocol for this?

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 05:00:15 +0000

Jake and Anthony talk about their plans for IAC 2019, Chandrayaan-2, Starhopper, KSP 2, and the special place that Jake secretly holds in your space-loving heart.

Upcoming meetup! Hang out with Jake, Anthony, and other fellow Anomalies in Washington, DC on October 20! Details at events.offnominal.space.

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22 - The Dark Lord

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 6 Aug 2019 05:00:13 +0000

Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins Jake and Anthony to talk about his recent trip to Boca Chica for Starhopper’s first hop, propellant depots, NASA policy, Artemis, and the passing of his friend, Chris Kraft.

Upcoming meetup! Hang out with Jake, Pat (creator of RocketLaunch.Live), and other fellow Anomalies in Kent, WA on August 31! Details at events.offnominal.space.

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21 - Carpet Bombing Venus

hello@offnominal.space (Off-Nominal Studios) — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:00:10 +0000

On the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Jake and Anthony talk about the aftermath of Apollo and alternate histories we could have seen—the Apollo Applications Program, a crewed Venus flyby, and more Skylab.

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20 - People Doin’ It, Right?

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 04:00:02 +0000

Chris Gebhardt of NASASpaceflight joins Jake and Anthony to talk about space media in modern pop culture, the way its made and received, and what stands the test of time.

Upcoming meetup! Hang out with Jake and other fellow Anomalies in Kent, WA on June 29! Details at events.offnominal.space.

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19 - Space Traffic Cones

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Mon, 20 May 2019 14:00:44 +0000

Jake and Anthony try and figure out what’s going on with all this Artemis talk and where we’re headed.

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18 - Autogenously Pressurized Double Double

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:00:00 +0000

Kate Howells of the Planetary Society joins Jake and Anthony to talk all things Canadian space policy.

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17 - Larry from Boeing

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:00:00 +0000

Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about DM-1, the future of the ISS, Shuttle and Starship aborts, and imagine what Boeing livestreams will look like.

Meetup! March 17 in Houston!

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16 - Imaginated Soap Buckets

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony talk about New Horizons’ recent flyby, Chang’e 4, and take on a handful of questions from listeners.

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15 - +1 Space Dagger

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony discuss what 2018 will mean to future space historians, and announce the winner of The 2018 Off-Nominal Award.

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14 - Gary from Lockheed (really this time)

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Gary Napier joins Jake and Anthony to discuss doing communications for Lockheed Martin, dodging flat-earthers, and Dean Martin.

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13 - Bad Looking Unmixed Nuts

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Elizabeth Howell joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her trip to Baikonur, the recent Soyuz situations, the politics of the ISS, and Canadian space.

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12 - Gary from Lockheed

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Loren Grush joins Jake and Anthony to talk about whatever the hell SpaceX is going to announce, Opportunity’s troubles, the masterpiece that is Space Craft, and why you never start in Mexico.

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Loren Grush on Twitter: “This tweet occurred while I was ordering sushi, and I just now realized I never submitted my order. A true tragedy”
SpaceX says it will send someone around the Moon on its future monster rocket - The Verge
Space Craft is back with season 2 - The Verge
InSight: how NASA got its next Mars lander to the launch site - The Verge
NASA is trying to squash conspiracy theories about the space station leak - The Verge

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11 - That’s a Peach

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 7 Aug 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Eric Berger joins Jake and Anthony to talk about his recent trip to Kourou, the European launch sector, Commercial Crew announcements, and the social eating segment of JAXA launch streams.

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As the SpaceX steamroller surges, European rocket industry vows to resist | Ars Technica
America's path to space begins in Russia | Adrift - Houston Chronicle
Proton M rocket explosion July 2 2013 slow motion full HD - YouTube
After seven difficult years, a fine day for NASA and human spaceflight | Ars Technica
How can NASA return to the Moon? By making everything reusable, chief says | Ars Technica
One possible job for SpaceX’s BFR rocket? Taking the Air Force’s cargo in and out of space.
EELV LSA Selection “Sometime in August” - Main Engine Cut Off
An interesting passage about Atlas V Phase II engine configurations (relevant to AR-1-Vulcan?)
Eric Berger on Twitter: Top thread on /r/SpaceLaunchSystem/ right now is titled, “If BFR Becomes Reality: What will the SLS's Purpose Be?”

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10 - A Cafe in Milan

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Shannon Stirone joins Jake and Anthony for a deep dive into the history, present, and future of the Deep Space Network.

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09 - Randomly Throwing Money Out Into the Cosmos

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Jason Davis joins Jake and Anthony to discuss when and why—but not how—humanity will go to the Moon and Mars. Okay, maybe a little how. And also some space policy talk.

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08 - God Save The Queen

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins) — Tue, 15 May 2018 09:00:00 +0000

While Anthony is away in Europe, Jake is joined by fellow space podcasters Matt and Jamie from the Interplanetary Podcast to discuss Jake's trip to California to see InSight and what's going on in the UK Space Industry.

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07 - FLying Around Mars Imaging aNd Geography Observatory

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Tanya Harrison joins Jake and Anthony to discuss the James Webb Space Telescope delays, planetary missions and their ability to stay under budget and on time, and the benefits and drawbacks of decadal surveys.

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SSB: Space Studies Board
NASA delays JWST launch to 2020 - SpaceNews.com
Tanya Harrison on Twitter: “In reference to discussions yesterday about whether the next astronomy & astrophysics decadal survey should be delayed to see what happens with JWST”
Satellites Taking Pictures of Rockets Carrying More Satellites
KH-11 Kennen - Wikipedia
File:KH-11-best-SHIPYARD.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

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06 - I’ve Got Like 35 Loons

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 6 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Brendan Bryne joins Jake and Anthony to discuss the National Space Council, the 2019 NASA Budget Request, and the wonders of Jai Alai.

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05 - The Volume of Anti-Starmanism

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony discuss the few days they spent together in Florida last week to see Falcon Heavy launch, tell a few stories, and work through their feelings on Starman.

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Falcon Heavy Test Flight - Countdown Net Audio - YouTube

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04 - In The Year of Our Lord Steve Squyres

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 9 Jan 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Jake and Anthony drink a beer that has been to space, discuss the recently-announced New Frontiers finalists, and propose their own flagship-class missions.

Huge thanks to Ninkasi Brewing Company for powering this episode!

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03b - From Tahiti to Hawai'i (post-Episode 3 Bonus Content)

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins) — Tue, 5 Dec 2017 10:30:00 +0000

Note: Please listen to Episode 3 before listening to this podcast!

A companion podcast to follow Episode 3. Jake tells the story of Polynesian Celestial Navigation. Originally produced for a class in sound design but published here for your enjoyment.

Covert art courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope (NASA/ESA/Hubble)

03 - Don’t Fail Me Now, Twitter Translate!

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 5 Dec 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Jake tells us the story of Chinese spaceflight, and Anthony gets us ready for their future in space.

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Space Shuttle Decision, 1965-1972 (History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 1) by T. A. Heppenheimer
History of the Space Shuttle, Volume Two: Development of the Space Shuttle, 1972-1981 by T. A. Heppenheimer
How far they'll go: Moana shows the power of Polynesian celestial navigation | The Planetary Society
Journal of the Polynesian Society: Re-learning A Vanishing Art, By B. R. Finney Et Al., P 41-90
Looking for the 10 minute bonus podcast? It follows this episode in your podcast feed.

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02 - Interstellar Rock (and Roll)

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Tue, 7 Nov 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Anthony and Jake dive into Gravitational Wave astronomy, salute a passing interstellar traveler, and pour one out for a lost rock legend.

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01 - You can’t go to space in pajamas

hello@offnominal.space (Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo) — Sun, 8 Oct 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Anthony and Jake unpack the National Space Council’s inaugural meeting, SpaceX’s BFR update from IAC, and the future of Falcon Heavy.