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152 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 72 ratings

Two friends, two beers, and a casual conversation about space. Landing monthly in your podcast feed.

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Episodes

147 - Bouncy Castle Payload Adapter

March 29, 2024 00:22 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

Jake is joined my Simon Stähler from ETH Zürich to talk about the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 147 - Bouncy Castle Payload Adapter - YouTube Eclipse 2024 Meetup - Off-Nominal Jake's new blog post on Mission Success Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-Nominal Support the show, join the Discord Off-Nominal (@offnom) / Twitter Off-Nominal (@[email protected]) - Spacey Space Follow Jake Blog WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's...

146 - Stocking the Shelves

March 21, 2024 20:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

Jake and Anthony are joined by Paul Niles, CLPS project scientist at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, to talk about the science side of CLPS. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 146 - Stocking the Shelves - YouTube Eclipse 2024 Meetup - Off-Nominal Commercial Lunar Payload Services - NASA Peregrine payloads returned useful data despite no lunar landing - SpaceNews NASA Releases PRISM Call for Potential Lunar Surface Investigations - NASA Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-...

145 - Space Elevator Jazz

March 15, 2024 00:40 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

Jake and Anthony are joined by Michael Sheetz, space reporter from CNBC, to talk about Starship’s third flight, recent earnings calls, whatever Astra is up to, and…there’s way too much on our list. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 145 - Space Elevator Jazz (with Michael Sheetz) - YouTube Starship's Third Flight Test / X SpaceX Starship rocket flies milestone third test flight Intuitive Machines stock (LUNR) jumps after Odysseus moon landing Space company Astra going private to avo...

144 - The Tube Man

March 08, 2024 00:53 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

Jake and Anthony are joined by Swapna Krishna to catch up on space science news, and to talk about her projects like Ad Astra, Stargazing, and more. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 144 - The Tube Man (with Swapna Krishna) - YouTube Ad Astra Ad Astra - YouTube The Philly Mascots and First Responders From Engine 38 Re-Open I-95 - Crossing Broad Final NASA 2024 spending bill defers decision on MSR funding - SpaceNews Dragonfly: NASA And The Crisis Aboard Mir: Burrough, Bryan: 97808...

143 - Maneuver Without Regret (feat. Warfighting Domain) (feat. Tim Fernholz)

February 29, 2024 22:54 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 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 Ana...

142 - Multivariate Disaster

February 16, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 142 (with Casey Dreier) - YouTube How layoffs at JPL can be traced to a stalemate in Congress | The Planetary Society The path forward for Mars Sample Return | The Planetary Society The U.S. Senate threatens to cancel Mars Sample Return | The Planetary Society The Plan...

141 - TRL Valley of Death

February 09, 2024 02:18 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 141 - TRL Valley of Death (with Elizabeth Frank) - YouTube Astrobotic to begin formal investigation into failed Peregrine mission - SpaceNews Moon Manifest | Astrobotic Technology First Intuitive Machines lunar lander mission set for Feb. 14 laun...

140 - Cultivating a Vibe

February 02, 2024 02:20 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 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 resum...

139 - Sourdough Software Starter

January 26, 2024 02:28 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 139 - Sourdough Software Starter (with John Conafay) - YouTube Integrate Cosma Schema • The New Space design & branding agency. Ingenuity Mars helicopter mission ends after 72 flights - SpaceNews Awkward Cousins – A List Apart Follow John John Conafay (@JConafay) / X Follow Off-Nominal Subscri...

138 - Double SPAC

January 19, 2024 03:05 - 1 hour - 57 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Agile Space Industries Redwire Space | Heritage + Innovation Redwire Acquires Roccor, a Manufacturer of Critical Systems for the Satellite Industry | Redwire Space Follow Will William Francis, CCO — Agile Space...

137 - Daddy Space Force

January 12, 2024 00:07 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger to lay out our predictions for 2024! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube After its impressive first flight, here’s what’s next for the Vulcan rocket | Ars Technica Jeff Bezos says what we’re all thinking: “Blue Origin needs to be much faster” | Ars Technica Four huge rockets are due to debut in 2020—will any make it? | Ars Technica Citing “crew safety,” NASA delays upcoming Artemis missions by about a year | Ars Technica The situation with Astroboti...

136 - A Little Bit Better Than Arianespace

December 21, 2023 20:56 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 136 - A Little Bit Better Than Arianespace (with Joe Barnard) - YouTube Starship | First Integrated Flight Test - YouTube The Last Seconds of the Van... Destroyed by Starship. - YouTube Starship | Second Flight Test -...

135 - Stupid Vertical Dogleg Machine

December 15, 2023 02:31 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 135 - Stupid Vertical Dogleg Machine (with Tom Marotta) - YouTube NASA: Let’s Ketchup on International Space Station Tomato Research - NASA The Spaceport Company T+259: Tom Marotta, The Spaceport Company - Main Engine Cut Off The Spaceport Company- Full Length Launch ProRes HQ 4 - YouTube T...

134 - Artemis II.5

December 08, 2023 01:14 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Jake and Anthony check in on Starship, Artemis, spreadsheets, and a lost tomato on the ISS. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 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 ARTEMI...

133 - I’m an Adult with a Job

November 30, 2023 22:58 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 133 - I’m an Adult with a Job (with Andrew McCarthy) - YouTube PixInsight — Pleiades Astrophoto DeepSkyStacker - Presentation Astrospheric 2024 Cosmic Calendar (Includes free wallpaper bundle) – CosmicBackground Follow Andrew Andrew McCarthy (...

132 - Boneless Skineater

November 17, 2023 02:57 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 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 ...

131 - AAA for Science

November 10, 2023 00:07 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 131 - AAA for Science (with Dr. Tanya Harrison) - YouTube Earth and Planetary Institute of Canada Follow Tanya Home - Dr. Tanya Harrison Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-Nominal Support the show, join the Discord Off-Nomin...

130 - Crossfire Between Scientists and Engineers

November 02, 2023 23:28 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

Planetary Scientist Stefano Nerozzi joins Jake and Anthony to talk about science on Mars, from Sample Return to mapping Mars’ Ice! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 130 - Crossfire Between Scientists and Engineers (with Stefano Nerozzi) - YouTube Joint ASI/CSA/JAXA/NASA Measurement Definition Team for the International Mars Ice Mapper Mission - NASA Science White House requests $26 billion for NASA for 2023 - SpaceNews Office of Public Affairs | Noted Scientist Sentenced to 13-Year ...

129 - Tier 1 Gifts

October 27, 2023 01:10 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube NASA Selects Geology Team for the First Crewed Artemis Lunar Landing - NASA Canadian Researcher Gordon Osinski Named to Artemis 3 Geology Team for the First Crewed Artemis Lunar Landing - SpaceQ NASA Identifies Candidate Regions for Landing Next Americ...

128 - These Were Bad Movies

October 20, 2023 01:44 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 128 - These Were Bad Movies (with Stephen Hackett) - YouTube Relay FM Relay FM for St. Jude - St. Jude Children's R...

127 - Hot Moon Takes

October 13, 2023 02:43 - 1 hour - 55 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 127 - Hot Moon Takes (with Jason Davis) - YouTube The crew was never in any danger. Revealing the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample (Official NASA Broadcast in 4K) - YouTube Timestamp to Bill Nelson‘s Random ARM Defense OSIRIS-REx returns sample from asteroid Bennu…...

126 - Whatever, Russell

September 29, 2023 02:18 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 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 ...

125 - The Ball Pit

September 22, 2023 00:54 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube OSIRIS-REx Mission OSIRIS-REx team completes final test before asteroid sample delivery - OSIRIS-REx Mission NASA gears up for return of OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample - SpaceNews NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is now on its way to asteroid Bennu - The Verge Stunning images show NAS...

124 - Accidental Cadence

September 15, 2023 01:09 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

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

123 - An Exciting Time

September 08, 2023 02:19 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal Campaign for Relay FM/St. Jude Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 123 - An Exciting Time (with Loren Grush) - YouTube The Six | Book by Loren Grush | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster The Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy: a conversation with my parents who worked the accident - The Verge Follow Loren Loren Grush - Bloo...

122 - Space.com Bubble

September 01, 2023 01:10 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Jake and Anthony talk about recent financial news in the world of spaceflight and add some predictions to the 2023 list. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 122 - Space.com Bubble - YouTube Off-Nominal Campaign for Relay FM/St. Jude Relay FM for St. Jude - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Virgin Galactic forecasts limited revenues from initial commercial flights - SpaceNews Virgin Galactic launches first tourist flight to space, Galactic 02 Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Q2 2023 earnin...

121 - Status: Future

August 25, 2023 00:26 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 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 touchd...

120 - Big Dumb Satellites

August 17, 2023 17:47 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 120 - Big Dumb Satellites (with Karan Kunjur) - YouTube Space-based solar power is not a thing – Casey Handmer's blog New Solar Arrays to Power NASA’s International Space Station Research | NASA Gravitics Follow Karan Karan Kunjur (@KaranKunjur) / X K2 Space | Developing large satellites ...

119 - Don’t Train for the Nominal Shit

August 11, 2023 02:41 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 119 - Don’t Train for the Nominal Shit (with Paul Fjeld) - YouTube List of Experiences -Paul Fjeld The Space Review: Saving Skylab the top secret way Follow Paul Space Art by Paul Fjeld Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-Nominal Support the show, join the Disc...

118 - Experienced Drunk Idiots

August 08, 2023 01:33 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 118 - Experienced Drunk Idiots (with Jonathan Vaughters and Eric Berger) - YouTube Watch Tour de France: Unchained | Netflix Official Site Enter the Slipstream (2023) - IMDb Kerbal Space Program – Create and Manage Your Own Space Program Mana...

117 - ⅃ L

July 27, 2023 23:36 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

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

116 - Hot NSSL Summer

July 21, 2023 02:03 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

Jake is back, so Anthony will help get him caught up on the news, including the Mars Sample Return Hot Drama. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 116 - Hot NSSL Summer - YouTube NASA’s Mars Sample Return has a new price tag—and it’s colossal | Ars Technica NASA's FY 2024 Budget | The Planetary Society The U.S. Senate threatens to cancel Mars… | The Planetary Society Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 (2022) (PDF, 27.5 MB) N...

115 - I’m Getting a Twinkie Vibe

July 14, 2023 01:37 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 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 ...

114 - Starship Blue

July 07, 2023 01:45 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 114 - Starship Blue (with Adrian Beil) - YouTube Starship debut leading the rocket industry toward full reusability - NASASpaceFlight.com SpaceX focuses on launch site readiness ahead of Starship Fligh...

113 - AutoNav Road Rage

June 23, 2023 02:53 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

Jake and Anthony check in on the ongoing planetary missions around the solar system. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 113 - AutoNav Road Rage - YouTube ESA - BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby: the movie ESA - A trio of images highlight BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby Where is Curiosity? | Mission – NASA Mars Exploration NASA’s Curiosity Captures Martian Morning, Afternoon in New ‘Postcard’ AreoBrowser NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Gets a Major Software Upgrade NASA’s Perseveran...

112 - Big Microgravity

June 16, 2023 02:05 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

Jake and Anthony are joined by Grant Bonin to talk about his new venture, gravityLab, focused on partial gravity research. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 112 - Big Microgravity (with Grant Bonin) - YouTube gravityLab — Accelerating Life Off-Planet Sept. 14, 1966 - Gemini XI Artificial Gravity Experiment | NASA Wanderers - a short film by Erik Wernquist - YouTube Probodobodyne QBE - Kerbal Space Program Wiki Follow Grant Grant Bonin (@grantbonin) / Twitter Follow Off-Nominal ...

111 - Extended Warranty, New Fairings

June 09, 2023 01:14 - 1 hour - 56 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 111 - Extended Warranty, New Fairings (with Joey Roulette) - Off-Nominal T+252: NASA Selects Blue Moon for a Second Lunar Lander, But is Facing a Grim Budget Reality - Main Engine Cut Off NASA inspector general faults agency on SLS booster and engine overruns - SpaceNews Analy...

110 - Big “I Made It in Blender” Energy

June 02, 2023 02:16 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 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...

109 - Boil-off Truther

May 26, 2023 01:18 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB

Jake and Anthony catch up on the news, including Blue Origin’s Lunar Lander award! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 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 nea...

108 - Super Secret about Plutonium

May 19, 2023 01:01 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 108 - Super Secret about Plutonium (feat. Paul Byrne and Casey Dreier) Follow Jaime Paul Byrne (@ThePlanetaryGuy) | Twitter Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-Nominal Support the show, join the Discord Off-Nominal (@offnom) / Twitter Off-Nominal (@[email protected]) ...

107 - He's Got a Butt

May 12, 2023 02:29 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

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 Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 107 - He’s Got a Butt (with Debarati Das and Jaime Green) Follow Jaime Jaime’s Website The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-Nominal Support the show, join the Discord Off-Nominal (@...

106 - Main Menu

May 05, 2023 02:18 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 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♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️” Follow Sarah Sarah Al-Ahmed | The Planetary Society Planetary Radio (@PlanRad) / Twit...

105 - There and Beck Again

April 28, 2023 00:41 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 105 - There and Beck Again (with Ashlee Vance) - YouTube Signed Copies Available on Ashlee Vance’s Site When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach by Ashlee Vance - Amazon.com: Books When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Ge...

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

April 21, 2023 15:16 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MB

Anthony cracks open a beer and talks about the news from Space Symposium with Jacqueline Feldscher of Payload and Jeff Foust of SpaceNews. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 104 - Ricky Bobby Goes to the Moon (Live from Space Symposium 2023) - YouTube Live at Space Symposium 2023! - Main Engine Cut Off Off-Nominal: What's Pitchin' at Space Symposium?​ - YouTube Leidos, NASCAR Head to the Moon - Payload Rocket Lab to refly Electron engine - SpaceNews Follow Jacqueline Feldscher Jac...

103 - Same Ice Cream Man

April 14, 2023 02:59 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 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)” Vi...

102 - Does Anyone Need SRBs?

April 07, 2023 01:54 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

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, Kari...

101 - Tastes Like Fish

March 31, 2023 02:12 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MB

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 G...

100 - Astronaut Astronaut

March 24, 2023 02:31 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 100 - Astronaut Astronaut (with Christian Davenport) - YouTube Episode 09 - Randomly Throwing Money Out Into the Cosmos - Off-Nominal Episode 12 - Gary from Lockheed - Off-Nominal Rep. George Santos on Twitter: “My review of the new lunar space suit. ⁦@NASA⁩ you get a thumbs up! 🚀” NASA unveils a...

99 - Open-Box Protons

March 17, 2023 01:33 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 99 - Open-Box Protons (with Mark Albrecht) - YouTube Diggnation - Wikipedia National Space Council - Wikipedia International Launch Services - Wikipedia RD Amross - W...

98 - Bing It with ChatGPT

March 10, 2023 02:44 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

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! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 98 - Bing It with ChatGPT (with Michael Sheetz) - YouTube Sources say prominent US rocket-maker United Launch Alliance is up for sale | Ars Technica Investing in Space newsletter: Launch jitters Rocket Lab (RKLB) Q4 2022 earnings Virgin Orbit stock plummets after UK launch failure BlackSky (BKSY) Q...

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