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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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01:02:17

138 - Double SPAC

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2024/01/19

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeAgile Space IndustriesRedwire Space | Heritage + InnovationRedwire Acquires Roccor, a Manufacturer of Critical Systems for the Satellite Industry | Redwire SpaceFollow WillWilliam Francis, CCO — Agile Space IndustriesWilliam

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01:04:39

137 - Daddy Space Force

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2024/01/12

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger to lay out our predictions for 2024!TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeAfter its impressive first flight, here’s what’s next for the Vulcan rocket | Ars TechnicaJeff Bezos says what we’re all thinking: “Blue Origin needs to be much faster” | Ars TechnicaFour huge rockets are due to debut in 2020—will any make it? | Ars TechnicaCiting “crew safety,” NASA delays upcoming Artemis missions by about a year | Ars TechnicaThe situation with Astrobotic’s lunar lander

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01:08:16

136 - A Little Bit Better Than Arianespace

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2023/12/21

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 136 - A Little Bit Better Than Arianespace (with Joe Barnard) - YouTubeStarship | First Integrated Flight Test - YouTubeThe Last Seconds of the Van... Destroyed by Starship. - YouTubeStarship | Second Flight Test - YouTubeElon Musk on

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01:01:43

135 - Stupid Vertical Dogleg Machine

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2023/12/15

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 135 - Stupid Vertical Dogleg Machine (with Tom Marotta) - YouTubeNASA: Let’s Ketchup on International Space Station Tomato Research - NASAThe Spaceport CompanyT+259: Tom Marotta, The Spaceport Company - Main Engine Cut OffThe Spaceport Company- Full Length Launch ProRes HQ 4 - YouTubeThe Spaceport Company

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01:01:14

134 - Artemis II.5

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2023/12/08

Jake and Anthony check in on Starship, Artemis, spreadsheets, and a lost tomato on the ISS.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 134 - Artemis II.5 - YouTubeISS astronauts find tomato that was lost in space for 8 months (video) | SpaceSpaceX on X: At dawn from the gateway to Mars, the launch of Starship’s second flight testArtemis Timelines SpreadsheetWe got a leaked look at NASA’s future Moon missions—and likely delays | Ars TechnicaIAC 2016 timelineGAO-24-106256, NASA ARTEMIS PROGRAMS: Crewed Moon

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01:02:00

133 - I’m an Adult with a Job

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2023/11/30

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 133 - I’m an Adult with a Job (with Andrew McCarthy) - YouTubePixInsight — Pleiades AstrophotoDeepSkyStacker - PresentationAstrospheric2024 Cosmic Calendar (Includes free wallpaper bundle) – CosmicBackgroundFollow AndrewAndrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) / XCosmic

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01:00:10

132 - Boneless Skineater

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2023/11/17

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 132 - Boneless Skineater (with Tom Mueller) - YouTubeAccess Any Orbit | Impulse SpaceImpulse Space (@GoToImpulse) / XImpulse Space on X: “Any company’s first launch of their product is always an incredible feat. But for Impulse, ours is a

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00:59:43

131 - AAA for Science

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2023/11/10

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 131 - AAA for Science (with Dr. Tanya Harrison) - YouTubeEarth and Planetary Institute of CanadaFollow TanyaHome - Dr. Tanya HarrisonFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) /

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01:01:44

130 - Crossfire Between Scientists and Engineers

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2023/11/02

Planetary Scientist Stefano Nerozzi joins Jake and Anthony to talk about science on Mars, from Sample Return to mapping Mars’ Ice!TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 130 - Crossfire Between Scientists and Engineers (with Stefano Nerozzi) - YouTubeJoint ASI/CSA/JAXA/NASA Measurement Definition Team for the International Mars Ice Mapper Mission - NASA ScienceWhite House requests $26 billion for NASA for 2023 - SpaceNewsOffice of Public Affairs | Noted Scientist Sentenced to 13-Year Prison Term for

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01:01:37

129 - Tier 1 Gifts

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2023/10/27

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeNASA Selects Geology Team for the First Crewed Artemis Lunar Landing - NASACanadian Researcher Gordon Osinski Named to Artemis 3 Geology Team for the First Crewed Artemis Lunar Landing - SpaceQNASA Identifies Candidate Regions for Landing Next Americans on Moon -

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01:00:39

128 - These Were Bad Movies

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2023/10/20

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 128 - These Were Bad Movies (with Stephen Hackett) - YouTubeRelay FMRelay FM for St. Jude - St. Jude Children's Research

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01:00:04

127 - Hot Moon Takes

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2023/10/13

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 127 - Hot Moon Takes (with Jason Davis) - YouTubeThe crew was never in any danger.Revealing the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample (Official NASA Broadcast in 4K) - YouTubeTimestamp to Bill Nelson‘s Random ARM DefenseOSIRIS-REx returns sample from asteroid Bennu… | The Planetary

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01:00:45

126 - Whatever, Russell

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2023/09/29

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeBrendan 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 here in

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00:58:40

125 - The Ball Pit

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2023/09/22

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeOSIRIS-REx MissionOSIRIS-REx team completes final test before asteroid sample delivery - OSIRIS-REx MissionNASA gears up for return of OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample - SpaceNewsNASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is now on its way to asteroid Bennu - The VergeStunning images show NASA’s OSIRIS-REx

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00:59:55

124 - Accidental Cadence

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2023/09/15

Jake and Anthony check in on human spaceflight with a bit of a roundup—Axiom-3, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, SpaceX, and more.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 124 - Accidental Cadence - YouTubeSara 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 Fifth Spaceflight in Five

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01:02:39

123 - An Exciting Time

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2023/09/08

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.TopicsOff-Nominal Campaign for Relay FM/St. JudeOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 123 - An Exciting Time (with Loren Grush) - YouTubeThe Six | Book by Loren Grush | Official Publisher Page | Simon & SchusterThe Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy: a conversation with my parents who worked the accident - The VergeFollow LorenLoren Grush - BloombergLoren Grush

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01:00:18

122 - Space.com Bubble

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2023/09/01

Jake and Anthony talk about recent financial news in the world of spaceflight and add some predictions to the 2023 list.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 122 - Space.com Bubble - YouTubeOff-Nominal Campaign for Relay FM/St. JudeRelay FM for St. Jude - St. Jude Children's Research HospitalVirgin Galactic forecasts limited revenues from initial commercial flights - SpaceNewsVirgin Galactic launches first tourist flight to space, Galactic 02Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Q2 2023 earnings reportAstra lays off,

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01:00:51

121 - Status: Future

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2023/08/25

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeLuna-25 crashes into moon after orbit maneuver - SpaceNewsChandrayaan-3: India becomes fourth country to land on the moon - SpaceNewsISRO on X: “Here is how the Lander Imager Camera captured the moon's image just prior to touchdown.”ISRO on X:

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01:00:20

120 - Big Dumb Satellites

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2023/08/17

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 120 - Big Dumb Satellites (with Karan Kunjur) - YouTubeSpace-based solar power is not a thing – Casey Handmer's blogNew Solar Arrays to Power NASA’s International Space Station Research | NASAGraviticsFollow KaranKaran Kunjur (@KaranKunjur) / XK2 Space | Developing large satellites for a post-Starship

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01:02:47

119 - Don’t Train for the Nominal Shit

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2023/08/11

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.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 119 - Don’t Train for the Nominal Shit (with Paul Fjeld) - YouTubeList of Experiences -Paul FjeldThe Space Review: Saving Skylab the top secret wayFollow PaulSpace Art by Paul FjeldFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) /

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