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Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo

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

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01:00:57

99 - Open-Box Protons

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2023/03/17

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 99 - Open-Box Protons (with Mark Albrecht) - YouTubeDiggnation - WikipediaNational Space Council - WikipediaInternational Launch Services - WikipediaRD Amross - WikipediaFalling Back

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01:01:32

98 - Bing It with ChatGPT

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2023/03/10

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!TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 98 - Bing It with ChatGPT (with Michael Sheetz) - YouTubeSources say prominent US rocket-maker United Launch Alliance is up for sale | Ars TechnicaInvesting in Space newsletter: Launch jittersRocket Lab (RKLB) Q4 2022 earningsVirgin Orbit stock plummets after UK launch failureBlackSky (BKSY) Q4 results: Slowing

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00:57:59

97 - Figure This One Out, Howard!

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2023/03/03

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 97 - Figure This One Out, Howard! (with Howard Mostrom) - YouTubeKerbal Space Program – Create and Manage Your Own Space ProgramKerbal Space Program 2: Episode 7 - Recording Rockets - YouTubeFollow HowardHoward Mostrom | Composer – Audio Director- Sound DesignerFollow

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01:01:37

96 - Lori’s Mom’s Favorite

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2023/02/24

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 96 - Lori’s Mom’s Favorite (with Lori Garver) - YouTubeEpisode 66 - My Next One is “Fiction” (with Lori Garver) - YouTubeEscaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age: Garver,

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00:59:12

95 - Horsesh

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2023/02/17

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 95 - Horsesh (with Eric Berger) - YouTubeLast year marked the end of an era in spaceflight—here’s what we’re watching next | Ars TechnicaSpaceX completes a hot fire test of its massive Super Heavy rocket | Ars TechnicaAnother Russian spacecraft docked

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00:59:46

94 - Let’s Do Some UFO Shit

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2023/02/10

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 94 - Let’s Do Some UFO Shit - YouTubeWhy Shooting Down China’s Spy Balloon Over The U.S. Is More Complicated Than It SeemsU-2 Spy Planes Snooped On Chinese Surveillance Balloon | The DriveAre Some Of The UFOs Navy Pilots Are Encountering Actually Airborne Radar Reflectors?Project Echo

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00:59:43

93 - Go Touch Some Grass

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2023/02/03

Jake and Anthony talk about Jake’s decision to end WeMartians, and what goes on behind the scenes of Making Stuff™.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 93 - Go Touch Some Grass - YouTubeGoodbye, for nowThe Off-Nominal Discord - Off-Nominal@Nostradambot DashboardWilson on Twitter: “Launching Boeing Astronauts in a Boeing Capsule on a Boeing Rocket under a Boeing Jet from Boeing Soil @offnom”Follow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalThe Off-Nominal Discord - Off-NominalOff-Nominal (@offnom)

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01:00:22

92 - We Should Buy a Bar

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2023/01/27

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 92 - We Should Buy a Bar - YouTubeTwitter thread of our tripMain 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.”Caleb Henry (@CHenry_QA) / TwitterRocket Lab

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01:01:19

91 - The 240-Hour Cut

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2023/01/19

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeApollo in Real TimeFrom Apollo 17 to NASA – Ben FeistFollow BenBen FeistBen Feist (@BenFeist) / TwitterFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow

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01:00:43

90 - This is a Complete Conspiracy

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2023/01/13

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 90 - This is a Complete Conspiracy (with Brendan Byrne) - YouTubeSubmit questions for Anomaly FeudFollow BrendanBrendan Byrne (@SpaceBrendan) / Twitter90.7 WMFE - Public Radio for Central Florida – Primary provider of NPR and Classical MusicAre We There Yet? : NPRFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow

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01:03:58

89 - The Final Year

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2023/01/06

Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush of Bloomberg to talk about and predict what’s to come in space this year.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 89 - The Final Year (with Loren Grush) - YouTubeOff-Nominal Happy Hour - Dec 30, 2021 (with Jeff Foust) - YouTubeFollow LorenLoren Grush (@lorengrush) / TwitterLoren Grush - BloombergFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine

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01:02:08

88 - But, Nonetheless

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2022/12/16

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 88 - But, Nonetheless (with Miriam Kramer) - YouTubeThe Off-Nominal Awards - Off-NominalFollow MiriamMiriam Kramer (@mirikramer) / TwitterAxios Newsletter SignupFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) |

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00:59:47

87 - Grippy Socks

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2022/12/09

Marina Koren of The Atlantic joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her recent viewing and reviewing of 2001: A Space Odyssey.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 87 - Grippy Socks (with Marina Koren) - YouTube'2001: A Space Odyssey' Is the Most Overhyped Space Movie - The Atlantic2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - IMDbThe Hopeful Traveler: The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas: Reception Lobby & Video PillarsThe hotel lobby @ The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas | Best viewed o… | Michael Contreras | FlickrThe audacious rescue

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00:59:26

86 - Is That Callisto?

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2022/12/01

Jake and Anthony catch up on Artemis I and everything else going on in space news lately.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 86 - Is that Callisto? - YouTubeArtemis I | FlickrArtemis I Flight Day 13: Orion, Earth, and Moon | art001e000… | FlickrFlight Day 14: Orion's Solar Array Divides Earth and Moon | FlickrPrimal 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

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01:02:53

85 - The Highest I’ve Been

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2022/11/18

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 85 - The Highest I’ve Been (with Mat Kaplan) - YouTubeVisibly Loose Nuts - UNISEX | WeMartians PodcastDr. Pete Flavored Soda - SodaStreamPlanetary Radio | The Planetary SocietyInterview with Louis Friedman | The Planetary SocietyPlanetary

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01:00:20

84 - JPL Christmas Party

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2022/11/11

Somehow, it’s almost time for Artemis I. Again. Yes, again. And then we break down some hot planetary drama from this week.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 84 - JPL Christmas Party - YouTubeNASA leaves its Artemis I rocket exposed to winds above design limits | Ars TechnicaOff-Nominal on Twitter: “lol”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

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00:58:04

83 - Bubba the Rocket Scientist

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2022/11/04

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 83 - Bubba the Rocket Scientist (with Roland Miller) - YouTubeRoland Miller PhotographyAbandoned In Place — Roland Miller PhotographyInterior Space — Roland Miller PhotographyThe Space Shuttle — Roland Miller PhotographyThe Space Shuttle: A Mission-by-Mission

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00:58:56

82 - Gatekeeping Hubble

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2022/10/27

With Jake away, Swapna Krishna and Caleb Henry join Anthony for a very Philadelphia-themed episode.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 82 - Gatekeeping Hubble (with Swapna Krishna and Caleb Henry) - YouTubeEccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story: Bloom, John + Free ShippingProject Artemis: Back to the Moon | Smithsonian ChannelChris 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

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00:58:54

81 - Foot Bits

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2022/10/20

Elizabeth Howell of Space.com joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her new book, Why Am I Taller, with astronaut Dave Williams.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeECW Press | A Canadian Indie Book Publisher | Publishing Curiously Compelling Books Since 1974Follow ElizabethSpace Writer | Elizabeth HowellElizabeth Howell, PhD (she/her, 🖖💉😷) (@howellspace) / TwitterElizabeth Howell | SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins

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01:01:02

80 - Vaguely a Mutiny

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2022/10/14

Ben Brockert joins Jake and Anthony to tell stories from his various adventures in the space industry.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 80 - Vaguely a Mutiny (with Ben Brockert) - YouTubeMasten Space Lunar Lander Challenge Level II Attempt 1 landing and fire - Xoie - YouTubeMasten Space Lunar Lander Challenge Flight 2 - YouTubeXombie in-air relight view from the ground. - YouTubeStig-B flight 3 - YouTubeMoon Express MTV-1X Test Flights @ KSC [Dec 2014] - YouTubeFollow BenBen Brockert (@wikkit) /

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