Off-Nominal

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)

Jake tells us the story of Chinese spaceflight, and Anthony gets us ready for their future in space. Beers Mad Elf (2017) - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd Walt Wit - Philadelphia Brewing Company - Untappd Pennsylvania Pale Ale - Philadelphia Brewing Company - Untappd Tsingtao - Tsingtao Brewery - Untappd Topics Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) | Twitter ChinaSpaceflight (@cnspaceflight) | Twitter Qian Xuesen documentary - YouTube Long March (rocket family) - Wikipedia China sets out long-term space

Anthony and Jake dive into Gravitational Wave astronomy, salute a passing interstellar traveler, and pour one out for a lost rock legend. Beers 100th Meridian Organic Amber Lager - Mill Street Brewery - Untappd HopDevil IPA - Victory Brewing Company - Untappd Topics Facts | LIGO Lab | Caltech A fourth gravitational wave has been detected - The Verge Astronomers detect gravitational waves from two neutron stars colliding - The Verge Jets and Debris from a Neutron Star Collision - YouTube First

Anthony and Jake unpack the National Space Council’s inaugural meeting, SpaceX’s BFR update from IAC, and the future of Falcon Heavy. Beers Vital IPA - Victory Brewing Company - Untappd Pumpkineater (2017) - Howe Sound Brewing - Untappd Topics Making Life Multiplanetary - YouTube National Space Council calls for human return to the moon - SpaceNews.com We choose to go to the Moon and do the other things | The Planetary Society Picks SkySafari 5 | Professional Astronomy Telescope Control