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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.DrinksZero Sugar & Handcrafted Craft Soda - Virgil's Brand SitePerpetual IPA - Tröegs Independent Brewing - UntappdLondon Porter - Söhnfeld BreweryHazelnut & Vanilla Ale - Söhnfeld BreweryTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 48 - The Abort Motor DLC (with Dylan Taylor) - YouTubeHappy Hour - Off-NominalHappy Hour - YouTubeVoyager Space HoldingsSpace for Humanity • To Space, For EarthReplay: New Shepard Mission NS-19 Webcast - YouTubeRecap: New Shepard Mission NS-19 - YouTubePicksSpace Explorers on Oculus Quest 2 | OculusSpace Explorers | Board Game | BoardGameGeekDon’t Look Up | NetflixBreaking the Chains of Gravity by Amy Shira TeitelFollow DylanDylan TaylorDylan Taylor (@dylan) / TwitterFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Tw

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.DrinksDouble Blizzard - Tröegs Independent Brewing - UntappdWandle - Sambrook's Brewery - UntappdToro Petate · Christmas Stout - Cuerno De Toro - UntappdCerveza Patito - Mérida, Yucatán - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 47 - The Birdy in French Guiana - YouTubeHappy Hour - Off-NominalHappy Hour - YouTubeOff-Nominal Happy Hour - Dec 9, 2021 (with John Kraus) - YouTubeOff-Nominal Happy Hour - Dec 16, 2021 - YouTubePicksWatch The Expanse - Season 6 | Prime VideoFor All Mankind | Apple TV+Geostorm (2017) - IMDbGeostorm - Rotten TomatoesOff-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 h

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.DrinksPhelddagrif - Thodes Ale - UntappdSátiro - Thodes Ale - UntappdGenmaichaOrangina | Sparkling Citrus DrinkAnthony’s Gin & Tonic: half Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, half Schweppes Tonic, and a shitload of limeTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 46 - Anti-Satellite Own Goal (with Jonathan McDowell) - YouTubeRussia destroys satellite in ASAT test - SpaceNews2021 Russian satellite intercept - YouTubeOfficial ASAT - Anti Satellite Missile Mission / Mission Shakti Video by DRDO - YouTubeJonathan 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 pa

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.DrinksCometa, Irish Red Ale, from The Beer Company. in YucatanAurora Boreal, from The Beer Company. in YucatanBigelow Green TeaChamomile tea2016 Azienda Agricola Marianot Garblet, Barolo DOCGTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 45 - Nauka Got Milkshake Ducked (with Loren Grush and Miriam Kramer) - YouTubeEpisode 40 - SpaceX Play Place - Off-NominalNelson: “Watch the Chinese” – SpacePolicyOnline.comInSight: how NASA got its next Mars lander to the launch site - The VergeCrumbly Mars Rock, Not Hardware Flaws, Scuttled Perseverance's First Sample Attempt - Scientific AmericanMoment Nauka's thrusters fired changing ISS' attitude. Both live cameras with real time telemetry - YouTubeSpaceX Starship Playist - YouTubeInspiration4 - HomeBook Deals: Week of August 3, 2020PicksThe Next Astronauts Part 5: The Launch - AxiosCou

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.DrinksBubble Stash - Hop Valley Brewing Company - UntappdMolson Canadian - Molson Coors Canada - UntappdTrouble By Design - Magnify Brewing Company - UntappdWizard Nebula - Modern Times Beer - UntappdThe Pine Tar Incident - El Segundo Brewing Company - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 44 - Jeff Bezos’ OnlyFans (with Joe Barnard) - YouTubeWorld's Smallest Rocket Flight Computer? - YouTubeTaking A Break - YouTubeFirefly Alpha failure blamed on premature engine shutdown - SpaceNewsFirefly Alpha FLTA001 - YouTubeThe Red Warning Light on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Space Flight | The New YorkerFAA grounds SpaceShipTwo after problem on July flight - SpaceNewsAstra Test Flight (Launch Vehicle 0006) - YouT

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.DrinksHaze Charmer - Tröegs Independent Brewing - UntappdMonte Fiorentine Soave Classico - Ca' RugateSpace Cadet - Pile O' Bones Brewing Company - UntappdChelsea’s Mango Green Tea HydrationTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 43 - Aggressively Undocking (with Chelsea Gohd) - YouTubeBoeing Starliner OFT-2 launch to space station delayed following Russian module mishap | SpaceSpace station situation with Russian module misfire more serious than stated: report | SpaceBlue Origin | Open Letter to Administrator NelsonBlue Origin protest of NASA moon lander choice nixed by government agency | SpaceVirgin Galactic launches Richard Branson to space in 1st fully crewed flight of VSS Unity | SpaceSpace Traveler: Chelsea Goes to Mars - YouTubePicksSimeon Schmauß

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.DrinksTullamore D.E.W. - Triple Distilled Blended Irish WhiskeyMoonJuice Galactic Grapefruit IPA - SanTan Brewing Company - UntappdField Study IPA - Tröegs Independent Brewing - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 42 - Bullish on the Moon (with Chris Gebhardt and Jason Davis) - YouTubeNEW YORK TIMES COLUMBIA SPACE SHUTTLE WENDY'S DRINK GLASS EXCELLENT COND | eBayThe case for Venus | The Planetary SocietyDouble Venus missions: all the burning questions NASA hopes to answer | The Planetary SocietyESA - ESA selects revolutionary Venus mission EnVisionThe Quest for Life on Venus | The Planetary SocietyARES I-X Launch - YouTube[HD]

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.DrinksBourbon Blood Orange - Bridge Brewing Company - UntappdPodere Casa Rossa Vernaccia | Total Wine & MoreTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 41 - Roscosmos Shoulda Bought Bitcoin - YouTubeChina acknowledges Long March 5B situation as rocket heads for weekend reentry - SpaceNewsLong March 5B falls into Indian Ocean after world follows rocket reentry - SpaceNewsAdversary Drones Are Spying On The U.S. And The Pentagon Acts Like They're UFOsStarship Orbital- First Flight FCC ExhibitRussian actress, Japanese entrepreneur cleared for space station visits – Spaceflight NowMain Engine Cut Off on Twitter: “It’s Spa

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.DrinksMeta Mosaic IPA - Bones Brewing - UntappdSunshine Pils - Tröegs Independent Brewing - UntappdOld Crow - WikipediaTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 40 - SpaceX Play Place (with Miriam Kramer) - YouTubeInspiration4 - HomeSpaceX on Twitter: ”A new view for crew”Meet Ax-1, The Beginning of a New Era — Axiom SpaceMichael Lopez-Alegria — Axiom SpaceVirgin Galactic unveils new suborbital spaceplane - SpaceNewsNew Shepard Mission NS-15 Webcast - YouTubeView all deals for Fighter Jet flights at a glance | MiGFlug.comVMF Flight Experiences and Flight Training Programs - The Collings FoundationdearMoonSpacewalk - Space AdventuresPicksmars-date-utils - npmFIRST FLIGHT - Ingenuity | WeMartians PodcastStar Trek: Enterprise | Star TrekFor All Mankind | Apple TV+Follow MiriamMiriam Kramer (@mirikramer) / TwitterAxios Newsletter Signup

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.DrinksO'Hara's Irish Stout - O'Hara's Brewery - UntappdO'Hara's Irish Pale Ale - O'Hara's Brewery - UntappdVisions - Offshoot Beer Co. - UntappdOld Cellar Dweller - Driftwood Brewery - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeSee 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 - SpaceNewsLeo Enright on Twitter: “@offnom @OHarasBeers”PicksWigtown Book FestivalLiftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX, by Eric Berger – HarperCollinsThis is MARS in 4K UHD - YouTubeMars 2020 Mastcam Z Sol 4 Horizon PanoramaFollow LeoLeo Enright (@Ollopa) / TwitterFollow JakeWeMartians P

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.DrinksSci-Fi Hamster Wheel - Thin Man Brewery - UntappdPolaris Hazy Northeast Ipa - Mariner Brewing - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeAnthony’s Budget (Numbers, Excel)Jake’s Budget (Excel)Final FY2021 NASA Funding Provides Only 25 Percent of HLS Request – SpacePolicyOnline.comNASA's FY 2021 Budget | The Planetary SocietyNASA's Commercial Crew Program is a Fantastic… | The Planetary SocietyPicksMars 2020 Mission VisualizationSuperstore - NBC.comTerraforming Mars | Stronghold GamesPARKS Board Game – Keymaster GamesFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-No

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.DrinksTip the Cow - SingleSpeed Brewing Company - UntappdEast of East Van Vol 2 Apricots & Peaches - Steamworks Brewing Company - UntappdDouble Blizzard - Tröegs Independent Brewing - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeweemartians.comouimartians.comouimartiens.comStarship | SN8 | High-Altitude Flight Test - YouTubeI lost my mind watching the launch and explosion of Starship SN8! - YouTubePicksCosmic PerspectiveStarship SN8 Flight: The Mini Documentary - YouTubeWatch The Expanse - Season 5 | Prime VideoSTAR WARS™: Squadrons – First-Person Multiplayer Space Combat Game – EA OfficialChallenger | Netflix Official SiteThe Most Important Space Shuttle Mission Never Happened - YouTubeSpace Shuttle Decision, 1965-1972 (History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 1)Development of the Space Shuttle, 1972-1981 (History of the Space

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.DrinksShiner Berliner Weisse - Spoetzl Brewery - UntappdOlde English 800 - Miller Brewing Company - UntappdOrbital Tilt IPA (Galaxy) - Captain Lawrence Brewing Company - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 36 (with Eric Berger) - YouTubeJim Bridenstine is leaving NASA. How should we assess his 30-month tenure? | Ars TechnicaSeven countries join NASA to explore the Moon peacefully, transparently | Ars TechnicaThanks to SpaceX, NASA regains a capability it lost for a decade | Ars TechnicaLiftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceXPicksKevin M. Gill (@kevinmgill) on Twitter for his Fleets and other visualizations of JupiterThe End of Everything | Book by Katie Mack | Official Publisher Page | Simon & SchusterHow a Thanksgiving Day gag ruffled feathers in Mission Control | Ars TechnicaAndrew Jones (@AJ_FI) on Tw

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.DrinksPerpetual IPA - Tröegs Independent Brewing - UntappdPeppercorn Saison - 3 Stars Brewing Company - UntappdStella Artois - Stella Artois - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 35 - The 2 Mile of the Space Industry - YouTubeL3Harris, SpaceX win Space Development Agency contracts to build missile-warning satellites - SpaceNewsLunar Communications Relay and Navigation Services - beta.SAM.govBritish government and Bharti Global buy OneWeb, plan $1 billion investment to revive company - SpaceNewsArianespace’s revised OneWeb contract drops Ariane 6, two Soyuz launches - SpaceNewsUK Parliament to scrutinize OneWeb purchase  - SpaceNewsVirgin Orbit has a unique launch capability, but it has come at a high price | Ars TechnicaPeter Beck on Twitter: “Les

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?!DrinksOuter Planet Brewing - Sullivan 626 Saison (Untappd)Blue Tea (Wikipedia)Playalinda Brewery - Robonaut Red Ale (Untappd)Granville Island Brewing - Over & Under Galaxy Hazy IPA (Untappd)TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 34 - With Guest Host Emilee Speck and Guests Anna and Henna - YouTubeA.P. Bio TV Show - imdbEmily's Wonder Lab - imdbMaggie Horton - Graphic DesignerSpace Curious Podcast LogoWeMartians Mission Patches by Beth KernerPhosphine Discovered on VenusProject Blue BookPicksCountdown - imdbMore Perfect - RadiolabMore Perfect - Ruth Bader GinsburgAway - imdbKurzgesagt YouTube ChannelRaised by Wolves -imdbFaster Better CheaperFollow EmileeEmilee Speck (@EMSpeck) - TwitterClick Orlando SpaceSpace Curious PodcastFollow Anna and HennaBut It Is Rocket Science (@ButItIsRS) - TwitterBut It Is Rocket Science (@butit

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.DrinksRotary Chaos - Ten Bends Beer - UntappdJai Alai - Cigar City Brewing - UntappdOriginal Dry Cider - Austin Eastciders - UntappdAPRICOT WILD ALE - Persephone Brewing Company - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 33 - Regular-Ass Fishing Boat (with Loren Grush) - YouTubeOff-Nominal on Twitter: “

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!DrinksRichard’s Very Fancy Limoncello, Prosecco, Lime, and Mint CocktailJake’s Coffee and Forty Creek CreamGalaxy & Comet - The Hop Concept - UntappdSuper Villain - Urban Village Brewing Company - UntappdTopicsWe've Made Space Better - Off-NominalOff-Nominal - You

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.DrinksJohn’s Ridiculously-Classy Barrel-Aged DrinkCloud Cover - Kane Brewing Company - UntappdNo. 99 Pale Ale - Wayne Gretzky Craft Brewing - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 31 - OG LIGO (with John Johnson) - YouTubeBanneker InstituteWhy the Universe Needs More Black and Latino Astronomers | Science | Smithsonian MagazineHarvard Astronomer, Institute Offer Support for Students of Color in Sciences | News | The Harvard CrimsonBenjamin Banneker - WikipediaArtist's conception of Kepler-42 - Kepler-42 - WikipediaMINERVA - A dedicated exoplanet observatoryPicksThe Office - NBC.comWhat We Do in the Shadows (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDbBut It Is Rocke

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.DrinksDiet Mtn Dew® - MTN DEW®TopicsSpaceX’s DM-2, NASA TV, YouTubeThe Jim Bridenstine Fan ClubOff-Nominal 24 - Jim-AdjacentThe Space Review: Rocket racers, shuttles, and TulsaX-29: The Most Aerodynamically Unstable Aircraft Ever BuiltPicksArtemis: Andy Weir, Rosario Dawson, Amazon.comThe Man Who Ran the Moon: James E. Webb, NASA, and the Secret History of Project Apollo: Bizony, Piers, Amazon.comFollow Jim@jimbridenstine on TwitterNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine | NASAFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJak

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!