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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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01:06:23

163 - COTS of JSC (with John Conafay)

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2024/08/16

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 163 - COTS of JSC (with John Conafay) - YouTubeEpisode 139 - Sourdough Software Starter - Off-NominalIntegrateSmall Satellite Conference | SmallSatNASA pushes Starliner return

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

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2024/08/09

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 162 - falcon_9.mp3 (with Logan and Alan from MSI DFAT) - YouTubeMSI DFATPhotos | MSI-DFATJWST suffers new problem during spacecraft testing - SpaceNewsSurround Sound - Orion Service Module for Artemis 1 Undergoes Acoustic Tests - NASAFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the

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01:02:06

161 - Ambassador Administrator Senator (with...

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2024/08/02

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 161 - Ambassador Administrator Senator (with Christian Davenport) - YouTubeChris Bergin - NSF on X: “Here are two minutes of the SpaceX launch stream where the ice build-up began.”Starlink 9-3 - SpaceX - LaunchesFalcon 9 cleared to resume launches -

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01:05:06

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

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2024/07/26

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 160 - Cut That Shit Out (with Lori Garver and Loren Grush) - YouTubeBoeing Flubbed Its Space Debut. NASA Isn’t Helping. - The AtlanticBoeing Crew’s Return From Space Station Still in Limbo - BloombergSpaceX’s Workhorse Rocket Is Grounded After Failure in Orbit - BloombergVIPER Clears Acoustic

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01:00:18

159 - The Budget Wedges are All Wedging (with Joey...

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2024/07/18

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeSpaceX's Falcon 9 grounded after failure dooms batch of Starlink satellites | ReutersChris Bergin - NSF on X: “Here are two minutes of the SpaceX launch stream where the ice build-up began.”Starlink 9-3 - SpaceX - LaunchesEpisode 159 - The Budget Wedges are All Wedging (with Joey

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00:59:40

158 - Meant to F

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2024/07/12

Jake and Anthony are back! We catch up mostly about spacesuits, space stations, spaceships, and probably Dragon XL.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 158 - Meant to F - YouTubeNASA will pay SpaceX nearly $1 billion to deorbit the International Space Station | Ars TechnicaDutchSatellites 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

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01:01:35

157 - Assuming States are Rational (with Laura...

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2024/06/27

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 157 - Assuming States are Rational (with Laura Delgado López) - YouTubeSpace security in the Americas can no longer go overlooked - SpaceNewsWhat Are the Implications of Peru Joining the Artemis Accords?Follow LauraLaura Delgado Lopez | LinkedInCSIS Americas (@CSISAmericas) /

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01:01:49

156 - It’s All Muscle (with Mark Peller, VP of Vulcan...

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2024/06/21

Jake and Anthony are joined by Mark Peller, VP of Vulcan Development at United Launch Alliance, to talk about…well…Vulcan development!TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 156 - It’s All Muscle (with Mark Peller, VP of Vulcan Development at ULA) - YouTubeUnited Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First Next Generation Vulcan RocketTory 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,

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01:01:40

155 - Unhinged Planetary Desire (with Peter Beck)

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2024/06/14

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 155 - Unhinged Planetary Desire (with Peter Beck) - YouTubeRocket Lab Sets Launch Date for 50th Electron Mission, Prepares to Deploy Five Satellites for Kinéis | Rocket LabRocket Lab Completes Archimedes Engine Build,

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01:05:20

154 - They Ran Into Us (with Matt Desch)

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2024/06/06

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 154 - They Ran Into Us (with Matt Desch) - YouTubeIridium Satellite Communications | Your World. Our Network.Iridium adds five years to constellation lifetime estimate - SpaceNewsAmazon.com: Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story: 9780802126788: Bloom, John: BooksFollow

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01:00:46

153 - Gyros on the Butt

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2024/05/31

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 153 - YouTubeNASA and Boeing moving ahead with Starliner test flight after propulsion issues - SpaceNewsMDA Space joins Starlab Space commercial space station venture - SpaceNewsSpaceX sets date for next Starship flight, explains what went wrong the last time | Ars TechnicaSatTrackCam Leiden (b)log: The NROL-146

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00:59:17

152 - Low ARPU Sub

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2024/05/09

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 152 - Low ARPU Sub (with Caleb Henry and Justin Cadman) - YouTubeStarlink Webinar AccessQuilty 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

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01:03:15

151 - CanadLeg

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2024/05/03

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 151 - CanadLeg (with Eric Berger) - YouTubeNASA's Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit - NASA OIGNASA seems unhappy to be questioned about its Artemis II readiness | Ars TechnicaAmid schedule uncertainty, Boeing will shed workers on SLS rocket

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01:00:49

150 - Bullets and Cheetos

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2024/04/25

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 150 - Bullets and Cheetos (with Erin Edwards) - YouTubeThe Space Suit – Puffin DrinkwearBell CH-146 Griffon - WikipediaFollow ErinErin M Edwards, CD, M.Sc. | LinkedInFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space)

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01:06:28

149 - Bob from Valves, Inc.

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2024/04/19

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 149 - Bob from Valves, Inc. (with Aria Alamalhodaei) - YouTubeAria Alamalhodaei on X: “my most unpopular opinion is that I hated the eclipse, felt cursed”Why valves are a spacecraft engineer’s worst nightmare | TechCrunchFootage from

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01:00:05

148 - Keep the Meter Running

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2024/04/11

Jake and Anthony catch up after some travels, unfortunate events, clouds, news, and hijinks.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 148 - Keep the Meter Running - YouTubeJake 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 - YouTubeSolar and Lunar Eclipses Worldwide – Next 10 YearsTotal Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026Total Solar Eclipse on August 2, 2027NASA selects three companies to

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01:02:00

147 - Bouncy Castle Payload Adapter

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2024/03/29

Jake is joined my Simon Stähler from ETH Zürich to talk about the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTube147 - Bouncy Castle Payload Adapter - YouTubeEclipse 2024 Meetup - Off-NominalJake's new blog post on Mission SuccessFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeBlogWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast

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00:59:59

146 - Stocking the Shelves

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2024/03/21

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 146 - Stocking the Shelves - YouTubeEclipse 2024 Meetup - Off-NominalCommercial Lunar Payload Services - NASAPeregrine payloads returned useful data despite no lunar landing - SpaceNewsNASA Releases PRISM Call for Potential Lunar Surface Investigations - NASAFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show,

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01:04:44

145 - Space Elevator Jazz

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2024/03/15

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 145 - Space Elevator Jazz (with Michael Sheetz) - YouTubeStarship's Third Flight Test / XSpaceX Starship rocket flies milestone third test flightIntuitive Machines stock (LUNR) jumps after Odysseus moon landingSpace company Astra going private to avoid bankruptcyRocket

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00:59:40

144 - The Tube Man

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2024/03/08

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 144 - The Tube Man (with Swapna Krishna) - YouTubeAd AstraAd Astra - YouTubeThe Philly Mascots and First Responders From Engine 38 Re-Open I-95 - Crossing BroadFinal NASA 2024 spending bill defers decision on MSR funding - SpaceNewsDragonfly: NASA And The Crisis Aboard Mir: Burrough, Bryan: 9780887307836: Amazon.com:

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