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263 - Eric’s Burger Article Oct 30, 2026 01:08:27 Jake and Anthony break down the oh-my-god-how-long-is-this-update Artemis III and IV updates, and the current SpaceX-turning-away-from-the-industry discourse.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 263 - Eric’s Burger Article - YouTubeArtemis Acceleration (Oct. 23, 2026) - YouTubeSpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency - Ars TechnicaFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to th

262 - Barely Moons Oct 23, 2026 01:00:24 Jake and Anthony run through the news to talk about MMX and its Phobos sample return, the return of Venus missions, and the always-talked-about-dearth-of-launch-vehicles.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 262 - Barely Moons - YouTubeJapan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos - Ars TechnicaThings are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation

261 - I am the LEO Economy (with Eric Berger) Oct 16, 2026 59:57 Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about the latest Starliner situation, LEO beyond Dragon, and NASA’s commercial LEO policy.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 261 - I am the LEO Economy (with Eric Berger) - YouTubeNASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations - Ars TechnicaNASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to b

260 - Launching on Thursday (with Scott Edwards) Oct 9, 2026 01:02:09 Jake and Anthony are joined by Scott Edwards, Director and Executive Producer of To the Black, a documentary chronicling Firefly’s journey from bankruptcy to almost bankruptcy again to international drama to orbit and all the moments in between.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 260 - Launching on Thursday (with Scott Edwards) - YouTubeTo the Black – MovieFirefly co-founder Markusic to step down a

259 - Overhead (with Chris Kemp) Oct 2, 2026 01:00:34 Jake and Anthony are joined by Astra founder and CEO Chris Kemp to talk about the company’s road back from the brink, Rocket 4, and why he still sees a path for it today.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 259 - Overhead (with Chris Kemp) - YouTubeAstra Rocket 4.0 | Private Space Launch CompanyAstra is Poised to Rewrite the 'Commercial' Rocket Equation with its 2027 Rocket 4 Launch - The DebriefAst

258 - Not a Space Guy (with Daniel Drew) Sep 25, 2026 01:09:29 Jake and Anthony are joined by Daniel Drew of the University of Hawaiʻi to talk about SPARK, his concept for exploring Titan’s caves with aerobots powered by solid-state atmospheric ion thrusters. Seriously.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 258 - Not a Space Guy (with Daniel Drew) - YouTubeSPARKThis Crazy Robot Could Explore the CAVES of Titan [NIAC 2026] - YouTubeHuygens's descent to Titan's sur

257 - Can You Fix Our RV? (with Nick Cialdella) Sep 18, 2026 01:01:26 Jake and Anthony are joined by Nick Cialdella, CTO of Varda Space Industries, to talk about manufacturing pharmaceuticals in space, the reentry technology that brings them back to Earth, Varda’s hypersonic testbed, and the business case for making things in orbit.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 257 - Can You Fix Our RV? (with Nick Cialdella) - YouTubeSpace born, Earth bound • Varda Space Indust

256 - The Ellis Number Sep 11, 2026 01:01:44 Jake and Anthony talk about Blue Origin building the Mars Telecommunications Network, Stoke splashing the cash and talking up Nova Block 2, and Anthony has a weird theory about Jared Isaacman.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 256 - The Ellis Number - YouTubeNASA selects Blue Origin for Mars communications orbiter - SpaceNewsStoke Space Raises $1 Billion to Accelerate Fully Reusable Launch | Stoke

255 - Sorry, Reno (with Matt Gjertsen) Sep 4, 2026 01:03:41 Jake and Anthony are joined by Matt Gjertsen, Founder of BUILT, to talk about his book, Minimum Viable Manager: Three Essential Skills for Leading Technical Teams That Solve Big Problems, the recovery of Starship at Christmas Island, and Starbase Louisiana.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 255 - Sorry, Reno (with Matt Gjertsen) - YouTubeAmazon.com: Minimum Viable Manager: Three Essential Skills f

254 - An Advocate of Crazy (with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen) Aug 27, 2026 01:00:57 Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Former Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and leader of ETH Zurich Space, to talk about the state of science missions at NASA. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 254 - An Advocate of Crazy (with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen) - YouTube QuantumScape Co-Founder and CTO Sells His Trust's Entire Stake in the Company for $76,4

253 - Dome is Your Strategy Aug 20, 2026 01:01:54 It’s time for actual stock tips. Jake and Anthony draft competing $100,000 space portfolios and lock them in for a year. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 253 - Dome is Your Strategy - YouTube Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-Nominal Support the show, join the Discord Off-Nominal (@offnom) / Twitter Off-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey Space Follow Jake WeMartians Podc

252 - Paying Now and Later (with Eric Berger and Joe Barnard) Aug 13, 2026 01:03:43 Anthony is joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, and Joe Barnard to talk about crewed spaceflight in the 2030s, what options exist if and when Dragon stops flying, and what we should do about it. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 252 - Paying Now and Later (with Eric Berger and Joe Barnard) - YouTube A "disaster waiting to happen"? Industry officials worry about Crew D

251 - Yada Yada Yada (with Dan Rasky, Charles Miller, and Charlie Camarda) Aug 6, 2026 59:51 Jake and Anthony are joined by Dan Rasky, Charles Miller, and Charlie Camarda—the sources of the heat shield discourse!—to talk about Starship Flight 13 and thermal protection systems overall. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 251 - Yada Yada Yada (with Dan Rasky, Charles Miller, and Charlie Camarda) - YouTube Some Thoughts on Starship V13 Flight — Starship’s Current TPS is a “Dead-end” to

250 - Tile Enthusiast Jul 31, 2026 01:01:05 Jake and Anthony talk about Starship Flight 13, the heat shield discourse, Dragon beyond 2030, and shockingly, Jake was the one to say “Let’s talk about the National Security Space Launch program.” Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 250 - Tile Enthusiast - YouTube SpaceX on X: “The Starship Recovery team has continued gathering imagery of the vehicle, which is still afloat in the Indian Ocea

249 - Peeing Out Your Bones (with Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer) Jul 24, 2026 01:01:03 Jake and Anthony are joined by Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer, co-founders of Icarus Robotics, to talk about—what else?—robots in space! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 249 - Peeing Out Your Bones (with Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer) - YouTube Icarus Robotics Icarus raises $6.1M to take on space’s 'warehouse work' with embodied-AI robots | TechCrunch Voyager and Icarus Team Up on ISS R

248 - Earth Quality (with Jason Dunn) Jul 17, 2026 01:00:42 Jake and Anthony are joined by Outpost Co-Founder and CEO Jason Dunn to talk about their Earth return vehicles across national security, in-space manufacturing, and other industries. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 248 - Earth Quality (with Jason Dunn) - YouTube Outpost Follow Jason Jason Dunn | LinkedIn Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-Nominal Support the show, join

247 - RTGs Don’t Grow on Trees Jul 10, 2026 01:02:01 Jake and Anthony talk about the PROMISE rover, the state of decisions in NASA’s Isaacman era, Rocket Lab buying Iridium, and they give Jeremy Hansen a clap out. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 247 - RTGs Don’t Grow on Trees - YouTube NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon - Ars Technica NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities - NASA We mana

246 - Stock Tips Jun 26, 2026 01:00:13 Jake catches Anthony up on the news he missed while on vacation, and also how expensive stage adapters have become. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 246 - Stock Tips - YouTube Did Rocket Lab's Suborbital Rocket Reach Orbit? SpaceX is now a public company valued for its AI potential, so what comes next? - Ars Technica 13 years and $500 million for a stage adapter? Report justifies NASA ca

245 - Polar Bears and Penguins (with Jonathan Goff and Mike Loucks) Jun 12, 2026 01:03:01 Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan Goff, Director of Advanced Concepts at Gravitics, and Mike Loucks, CEO at SEE, to talk about where to put orbital depots, trajectories from there to the Moon and Mars, and to otherwise set the record straight on their papers after Anthony’s poorly-remembered-and-even-more-poorly-explained mention. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 245 - Polar Bears and

244 - Helen from Everywhere (with Lindy Elkins-Tanton) Jun 5, 2026 01:06:15 Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Principal Investigator of Psyche, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about Leadership on big NASA missions in her new book Mission Ready. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 244 - Helen from Everywhere (with Lindy Elkins-Tanton) - YouTube Mission Ready by Lindy Elkins-Tanton | Hachette Book Group NASA’s Psyche Mission Aces Mars Flyby, Targets Metal-Rich Asteroid | NASA Jet P

243 - Ducktricity (with Miles O’Brien) May 29, 2026 01:04:30 Miles O’Brien joins Jake and Anthony to talk about Starship Flight 12, the NASA Moon Base updates on LTVs and landers, and Miles’ trip to Antarctica. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 243 - Ducktricity (with Miles O’Brien) - YouTube NASA takes steps toward building Moon Base, including discussing a "perimeter" - Ars Technica SpaceX's Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful o

242 - Jared Propulsion Laboratory May 22, 2026 01:03:26 Jake and Anthony kick around the SpaceX IPO filing, upcoming first flight of Starship V3, and reorganization at NASA. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 242 - Jared Propulsion Laboratory - YouTube A Message From Administrator Jared Isaacman - NASA NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission Delivery - NASA NASA to Compete Contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory Management - NASA Famou

241 - Maybe the Denver Airport (with Andrew Rush) May 15, 2026 01:02:37 Jake and Anthony are joined by Andrew Rush, Co-founder and CEO of Star Catcher, to talk about building a power grid in space, their upcoming in-space demonstration, their big fundraising round announced this week, and where they go from here. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 241 - Maybe the Denver Airport (with Andrew Rush) - YouTube Star Catcher Star Catcher | Star Catcher raises $65 mil

240 - Canada’s NASA (with Trevor Kjorlien) May 8, 2026 01:02:34 Jake and Anthony are joined by Trevor Kjorlien of Plateau Astro to talk about making and running a mobile planetarium, his time at the Canadian Space Agency, and a whole lot more. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 240 - Canada’s NASA (with Trevor Kjorlien) - YouTube Plateau Astro | Astronomy workshops, presentations, and mobile planetarium shows in Montréal Stellarium Astronomy Software G

239 - Let’s Go Swimming (with Jennifer Vaughn) May 1, 2026 01:04:33 Jake and Anthony are joined by Jennifer Vaughn, the new CEO of The Planetary Society to talk about her vision for the organization. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 239 - Let’s Go Swimming (with Jennifer Vaughn) - YouTube The Planetary Society Meet Jennifer Vaughn | The Planetary Society Days after Artemis II, scientists warn of… | The Planetary Society The FY 2027 NASA budget request |

238 - KGB Guardian Angel (with Chuck Deiterich) Apr 24, 2026 01:02:03 Jake and Anthony are joined by Chuck Deiterich, a Retrofire Officer on many Apollo missions, including Apollo 8, 11, and 13. He went on to work on Skylab, the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests, among others. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 238 - KGB Guardian Angel (with Chuck Deiterich) - YouTube Apollo 11 Landing (Timestamped to 6 plus 25) Follow Of

237 - Farside Standard Time (with Kelsey Young) Apr 17, 2026 01:10:10 Kelsey Young, Artemis Science Flight Operations Lead, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the science of Artemis II, incorporating science into human spaceflight, and obviously, to spread Moon Joy. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 237 - Farside Standard Time (with Kelsey Young) - YouTube Artemis Internal Science Team - NASA Science Artemis II Lunar Flyby - NASA The Planets Shine Bright

236 - Juicy Red Fruits (with Casey Dreier) Apr 10, 2026 01:31:14 Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the dichotomy of NASA right now: the Artemis II lunar flyby, and the FY2027 budget request. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 236 - Juicy Red Fruits (with Casey Dreier) - YouTube What is the skinny budget and what does it… | The Planetary Society The Planetary Society urges Congress to… | The

235 - Basement of the VAB Apr 3, 2026 01:01:01 It finally happened. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 235 - Basement of the VAB - YouTube NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast) - YouTube NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast) - YouTube Off-Nominal/artemis-history Artemis II was decades in the making, but what’s next for space travel? - YouTube Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show

234 - FREEDOM! (with Lori Garver) Mar 27, 2026 01:06:12 Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about NASA’s Ignition event, and the unbelievably fast-moving space policy landscape. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 234 - FREEDOM! (with Lori Garver) - YouTube Ignition - NASA NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy - NASA Lori Garver on X: “Acknowledgement of shortcomings in the

233 - How Fuzzy the Fuzzy Is Mar 19, 2026 59:44 Jake and Anthony play a 3-year-delayed round of Anomaly Feud! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 233 - How Fuzzy the Fuzzy Is - YouTube Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-Nominal Support the show, join the Discord Off-Nominal (@offnom) / Twitter Off-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey Space Follow Jake WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars WeMartians Podcas

232 - Repurpose, Reprogram, Reconfigure, or Reassign Mar 13, 2026 01:00:40 Jake and Anthony sort through the news mayhem that has been the last few weeks. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 232 - Repurpose, Reprogram, Reconfigure, or Reassign - YouTube The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race - Ars Technica Congress extends ISS and tells NASA to get moving on private space stations - Ars Technica NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual contro

231 - Single Bing (with Justin Cyrus) Mar 6, 2026 01:00:53 Jake and Anthony are joined by Justin Cyrus, CEO and Founder of Lunar Outpost, to talk about their rovers—Eagle and MAPP—and everything else they’re working on. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Home | Lunar Outpost NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears - Ars Technica NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X: “Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking at the @a16z A

230 - Bequeathed in the Divorce Feb 27, 2026 01:00:00 Jake and Anthony catch up on Starliner’s no good very bad report, Artemis II’s no good very bad fueling tests, and Vulcan’s no good very bad solid rocket boosters. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 230 - Bequeathed in the divorce - YouTube NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign - NASA NASA says it needs to haul the Artemis II rocket back to the hangar for repairs - A

229 - 40% Rule (with Jeff Hill) Feb 20, 2026 58:29 Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeff Hill, Chairman of SATELLITE, to talk about their upcoming event, SATShow Week 2026, and trends in the industry that are sure to be a focus—direct-to-cell services, data centers in space, megaconstellations, and the defense market. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 229 - 40% Rule (with Jeff Hill) - YouTube SATShow 2026 - SATShow Week Why the economics of

228 - The SpaceX Reverse Mortgage Feb 13, 2026 01:00:38 Mars is dead! Long live the Moon! Jake and Anthony kick around the recent flurry of SpaceX news—the IPO, data centers, and a focus on the Moon.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 228 - The SpaceX Reverse Mortgage - YouTubeSpaceX acquires xAI, plans to launch a massive satellite constellation to power it - Ars TechnicaWhy would Elon Musk pivot from Mars to the Moon all of a sudden? - Ars TechnicaSpa

227 - They Make the Rocket from One Factory (with Alastair Storm Browne) Feb 5, 2026 01:02:13 Jake and Anthony are joined by author Alastair Storm Browne to talk about developing space, and his new book, Building the Space Infrastructure.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 227 - They Make the Rocket from One Factory (with Alastair Storm Browne) - YouTubeAmazon.com: Building the Space Infrastructure: Developing the Cis-Lunar Neighborhood eBook : Browne, Alastair: Kindle StoreAmazon.com: Cosm

226 - Missiles are Rockets (with Pat O) Jan 29, 2026 01:02:25 Jake and Anthony are joined by noted industry watcher Pat O to talk about Rocket Lab’s development of Neutron in the Mid-Atlantic.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 226 - Missiles are Rockets (with Pat O) - YouTubeRocket Lab's Electron's First Launch from Wallops Island - YouTubepat o. 🚀 on X: “Here's a treat to whet your appetite for Mid-Atlantic Rocket Lab happenings, while we wait for the launc

225 - Industry Watcher (with Jeff Foust) Jan 23, 2026 01:01:30 Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeff Foust of SpaceNews to catch up on the news: Artemis II on the pad, Blue Origin’s upcoming first reuse of a New Glenn first stage, TeraWave, and more.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 225 - Industry Watcher (with Jeff Foust) - YouTubeBlue Origin on X: “New Glenn’s third mission, NG-3, will send @AST_SpaceMobile’s next generation Block 2 BlueBird satellites to lo

224 - Gotta Wear the Pants (with Eric Berger and Casey Handmer) Jan 16, 2026 01:04:11 Anthony is joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, and Casey Handmer, Founder of Terraform Industries, to talk about Eric’s visit to NASA HQ for a meeting on the Orion heat shield, the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, and Administrator Isaacman’s first few weeks.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 224 - Gotta Wear the Pants (with Eric Berger and Casey Handmer) - YouTubeIs Orion’s hea

223 - Not a Friend, But a Customer (with Emilee Speck) Jan 9, 2026 01:01:41 Jake and Anthony are joined by Emilee Speck, Senior Content Editor at AccuWeather, to look back at their 2025 predictions, and make a few for 2026.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 223 - Not a Friend, But a Customer (with Emilee Speck) - YouTubeFollow EmileeEmilee Speck (@EMSpeck) / XEmilee Speck | LinkedInFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff

222 - Way to Gaureau (Presenting the 2025 Off-Nominees with Brendan Byrne) Dec 19, 2025 01:06:42 Jake and Anthony are joined by Brendan Byrne, News Director at Central Florida Public Media and host of Are We There Yet?, to present the 2025 Off-Nominees: the most bizarre space news stories of the year.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 222 - Way to Gaureau (Presenting the 2025 Off-Nominees with Brendan Byrne) - YouTubeThe Off-Nominal Awards - Off-NominalEutelsat resolves OneWeb leap year softw

221 - Ornithopter of Spacecraft (with Jeffrey Kluger) Dec 11, 2025 01:03:13 Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeffrey Kluger to talk about his new book, Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 221 - Ornithopter of Spacecraft (with Jeffrey Kluger) - YouTubeGemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story: Kluger, Jeffrey: 9781250323002: Amazon.com: BooksGeminiFollow JeffreyJeffrey Kluger (@jeffreykluger) / XJeffrey Kluger |

220 - I Will Always Follow the Law, Senator (with Loren Grush) Dec 5, 2025 01:03:11 Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush of Bloomberg to talk about Jared Isaacman’s second nomination hearing and everything else going on around the industry, like maybe Sam Altman’s foray into rockets. Also, a little side quest into AI.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 220 - I Will Always Follow the Law, Senator (with Loren Grush) - YouTubeSpaceX Backer, Vying to Run NASA, Downplays Ties Wit

219 - ITAR-Certified Auction Houses (with Ed Ge) Nov 21, 2025 01:00:03 Jake and Anthony are joined by Ed Ge, CEO and co-founder of Aethero, a space computing startup focused on building the best integrated hardware and software in space. Also we randomly go eBay shopping for old Russian space hardware.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 219 - ITAR-Certified Auction Houses (with Ed Ge) - YouTubeAethero - Space Data, Re-ImaginedCosmic Shielding works with Aethero to pro

218 - How Many Boeing 737s Tall Nov 14, 2025 01:20:23 Jake and Anthony watch the ESCAPADE launch on New Glenn, and catch up on some other news.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 218 - How Many Boeing 737s Tall - YouTubeReplay: New Glenn Mission NG-2 Webcast - YouTubeNew Glenn launches NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission, lands booster - SpaceNewsWhat would a “simplified” Starship plan for the Moon actually look like? - Ars TechnicaIn a stunning comeback, Ja

217 - Buran DMCA Takedown (with Paul Fjeld) Nov 6, 2025 01:03:05 Jake and Anthony are joined by space artist and illustrator Paul Fjeld to review their rocket tier list, adjust some rankings, and add some new contenders to the mix.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 217 - Buran DMCA Takedown (with Paul Fjeld) - YouTubeEpisode 217 OuttakesRocket Tier List Rebuttal ※ veridical.netOff-Nominal Official Rocket - TierMaker (First Take)Off-Nominal Rocket Tiers Mark 2 -

216 - Golden Llama (with Eric Berger) Oct 31, 2025 01:01:46 Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about the fight to be NASA Administrator, and to provide the lander for Artemis 3.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 216 - Golden Llama (with Eric Berger) - YouTubeWhy did NASA’s chief just shake up the agency’s plans to land on the Moon? - Ars TechnicaElon Musk just declared war on NASA’s acting administrator

215 - Gainesville-on-Ocala (with Craig Baerwaldt and Sarah Freese) Oct 17, 2025 59:36 Jake and Anthony are joined by Craig Baerwaldt and Sarah Freese to talk about Space Happy Hour and the upcoming Sally’s Night event, honoring Sally Ride and celebrating women in aerospace.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 215 - Gainesville-on-Ocala (with Craig Baerwaldt and Sarah Freese) - YouTubeSally's Night | Space Happy Hour Global Women's Night November 13, 2025Space Happy Hour | Space Indus

214 - Blasting Through the Pork Chop Oct 9, 2025 01:01:07 Jake and Anthony do a good ol’ news roundup—Jared Isaacman may be back as NASA Administrator, Stoke Space raises a ton of money, New Glenn gets ready for its next launch, and we have thoughts about the communication of phasing orbits.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 214 - Blasting Through the Pork Chop - YouTubeTrump, Billionaire Isaacman Said to Meet About Top NASA Job - BloombergStoke Space gi

213 - This is Why We Playtest (with Adam Wuerl and Rob Davis) Oct 3, 2025 01:01:50 Jake and Anthony are joined by Adam Wuerl and Rob Davis, creators of Apogee Board Games (and longtime anomalies!), to talk about their new game, Scoundrels and Pirates Affiliated with Criminal Enterprises.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 213 - This is Why We Playtest (with Adam Wuerl and Rob Davis) - YouTubeS.P.A.C.E. - Scoundrels and Pirates Affiliated with Criminal Enterprises by Apogee Board

212 - Subcontractor Voltron Sep 26, 2025 01:02:29 A guest scheduling snafu, a sickness at Anthony’s house, and a great idea from a future guest leads to an old school late night Off-Nominal where the boys have some fun making a tier list of rockets.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 212 - Subcontractor Voltron - YouTubeNASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole - NASANASA, Sierra Space Modify Commercial Resupply Services

211 - The International Team (with Christian Davenport) Sep 19, 2025 01:00:30 Jake and Anthony are joined by Christian Davenport of The Washington Post to talk about his new book, Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 211 - The International Team (with Christian Davenport) - YouTubeRocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race: Davenport, Christian:

210 - Hufflepuff Ships (with Greg Gillinger) Sep 12, 2025 59:40 Jake and Anthony are joined by Greg Gillinger of Integrity ISR to talk about what Russia and China are up to lately with their space assets.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 210 - Hufflepuff Ships (with Greg Gillinger) - YouTubeIntegrity ISR: Forged by Service. Proven in Action.Integrity Flash Newsletter | ISR UniversityHome - ISR UniversityThe Space Review: Developing and testing China’s Guowang

209 - Mars Life Pushers (with Chris Temby and Jan Špaček) Sep 5, 2025 01:00:01 Chris Temby and Jan Špaček join Jake and Anthony to talk about the Agnostic Life Finding Association and the search for life on Mars.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 209 - Mars Life Pushers (with Chris Temby and Jan Špaček) - YouTubeALFA MarsAgnostic Life Finding Association, Inc. (@alfamarsinc) / XALFA Mars - YouTubeFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join th

208 - 1-0 Freedom Aug 29, 2025 59:11 Jake and Anthony talk about Starship Flight 10, what the future holds for the Starship program, and the Chinese lunar program.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 208 - 1-0 Freedom - YouTubeSpaceX - Starship's Tenth Flight TestAfter recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon - Ars TechnicaFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join

207 - Replacement Money (with Randy Riddle, LeonRunningMan!) Aug 22, 2025 01:01:46 Jake and Anthony are joined by Randy Riddle, retired small rocket chief engineer and long time anomaly (it’s LeonRunningMan, himself!), to talk about his career in the Air Force, how appropriated money actually works from the government side, and to tell a ton of stories.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 207 - Replacement Money (with Randy Riddle, LeonRunningMan!) - YouTubeNational Air and Space

206 - Coalition for Deep State Exploration Aug 14, 2025 58:49 Jake and Anthony kick around the news, from Vulcan and Ariane 6 launches on the same day, Blue Origin’s MTO, and some licensing talk, because that’s super fun.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 206 - Coalition for Deep State Exploration - YouTubeAfter first operational launch, here’s the next big test for ULA’s Vulcan rocket - Ars TechnicaESA - MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch on Ariane 6Op-ed: N

205 - Knives Out for Kansas Aug 8, 2025 59:30 Jake and Anthony decide which spaceship(s) they would like to steal from a museum.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 205 - Knives Out for Kansas - YouTubeNASA’s new chief has radically rewritten the rules for private space stations - Ars TechnicaLawmakers writing NASA’s budget want a cheaper upper stage for the SLS rocket - Ars TechnicaIs the Dream Chaser space plane ever going to launch into orbi

204 - It’s Not Delivery, It’s Deorbit (with Joe Barnard) Aug 1, 2025 01:01:38 Jake and Anthony are joined by Joe Barnard to catch up and finally discuss High Steaks!TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 204 - It’s Not Delivery, It’s Deorbit (with Joe Barnard) - YouTubeCan Supersonic Heating Cook Steak? - YouTubeHigh Steaks Flight 1 - Onboard Footage 50% Speed with Data Overlay - YouTubeSmallest 4K 120fps Camera Possible - YouTubeUsing Condoms to Make a Rocket Nosecone - YouTub

203 - 20 Tree and Me Jul 18, 2025 55:16 Jake and Anthony return from their travels with stories, and a ton of news to catch each other up on. And we’ll find out if Jake was the person who bought NWA 16799.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 203 - 20 Tree and Me - YouTubeThe largest Mars meteorite on Earth has sold for $4.3 million | SpaceCongress passes budget reconciliation bill with $10 billion for NASA - SpaceNewsSenate Appropriators

202 - Rapidly Adjusting (with Adrian Beil) Jun 27, 2025 01:03:56 Anthony is joined by Adrian Beil of NASASpaceflight to talk about the recent mayhem at Starbase, and to kick around European space policy topics in the run up to the ESA Ministerial later this year.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 202 - Rapidly Adjusting (with Adrian Beil) - YouTubeFollowing the Loss of Ship 36, SpaceX now Focuses on Rebuilding Masseys - NASASpaceFlight.comJack Beyer on X: “Clos

201 - Bad Ass, But Also Bad (with Casey Dreier and Eric Berger) Jun 20, 2025 01:04:30 Anthony is joined by Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, and Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about the NASA 2026 budget proposal, the Jared Isaacman saga, and all the space policy storylines you could imagine.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 201 - Bad Ass, But Also Bad (with Casey Dreier and Eric Berger) (with Casey Dreier and Eric Berger) - Yo

200 - On the Interstages of Giants (with Matt Gjertsen) Jun 13, 2025 59:52 Jake and Anthony are joined by Matt Gjertsen, founder of Better Every Day Studios, to talk about leadership and management development in the space industry (and elsewhere!).TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 200 - On the Interstages of Giants (with Matt Gjertsen) - YouTubeBetter Every Day StudiosFollow MattEasily listen to Leadership Launchpad – Team Development, & Performance Improvement for Aer

199 - The Thing That We Grow Plants Jun 5, 2025 58:04 It returns. Hot drama. Also a moon lander is happening right now. Also Twitter fights break out. Also a moon lander doesn’t happen.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 199 - The Thing That We Grow Plants - YouTubeIsaacman: people with ‘axes to grind’ about Musk caused withdrawn NASA nomination - SpaceNewsWhite House to withdraw Isaacman nomination to lead NASA - SpaceNewsNASA Copes with Details of $

198 - Gotahm May 30, 2025 01:01:15 Jake and Anthony figure out if we should panic about Starship, or just Starship Block 2, or not.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 198 - Gotahm - YouTubeStarship’s Ninth Flight Test - SpaceX - LaunchesNorthrop Grumman Invests $50 Million in Firefly Aerospace to Advance Medium Launch Vehicle Named Eclipse™Introducing the new Northrop Grumman logo. | Northrop GrummanRocket Lab's Neutron tapped for U

197 - Valves and Cranberries May 23, 2025 59:30 Anthony is in his new studio! He and Jake catch up on his recent trip to Marotta Controls, Anthony shares the good news about valves, and they try to figure out what the hell is going on with VIPER.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 197 - Valves and Cranberries - YouTubeT+302: A Tour of Marotta Controls - Main Engine Cut OffControls Engineering | Control System Company | MarottaSpace Controls | Sp

196 - ❌ Lady Telescope ❌ May 13, 2025 59:03 Jake and Anthony talk about Firefly’s latest spectacular Alpha failure, and the skinny budget request.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 196 - ❌ Lady Telescope ❌ - YouTubeTrump Proposes $6 Billion Cut to NASA – SpacePolicyOnline.comNASA scrambles to cut ISS activity due to budget issues - Ars TechnicaFirefly Alpha launches FLTA006 Message In A Booster mission but fails to reach orbit - NASASpaceFl

195 - Dirtiest Thing in the Cleanroom (with Dante Lauretta) May 1, 2025 58:46 Jake and Anthony are joined by Dante Lauretta, Principal Investigator of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, and Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona, to talk about—take a guess!—returning and studying pristine samples from Bennu.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 195 - Dirtiest Thing in the Cleanroom (with Dante Lauretta) - YouTubeDante Lauretta | Lunar and Planetary Laboratory & De

194 - St. Bart’s on a Tuesday (with Roman Chiporukha) Apr 25, 2025 52:09 Jake and Anthony are joined by Roman Chiporukha, founder of SpaceVIP, a travel agency for space.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 194 - St. Bart’s on a Tuesday (with Roman Chiporukha) - YouTubeSpaceVIP | Your Gateway to the CosmosSpace PrizeBlue Origin’s First All-Female Spaceflight Stunt - The New York TimesRadian Aerospace – World’s First Single-Stage-to-Orbit SpaceplaneFollow Off-NominalSubscr

193 - The Secretary of Land Apr 18, 2025 59:08 Jake and Anthony talk about Jared Isaacman’s confirmation hearing, and the apocalyptic NASA science budget.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 193 - The Secretary of Land - YouTubeIsaacman Insists NASA Can Pursue Moon and Mars Goals Simultaneously – SpacePolicyOnline.comIsaacman’s “Golden Age of Science & Discovery” on Shaky Ground – SpacePolicyOnline.comTrump White House budget proposal eviscerate

192 - Accordion-Based ECLSS (with Chris Carberry and Sam Burbank) Apr 10, 2025 01:02:35 Jake and Anthony are joined by Chris Carberry and Sam Burbank to talk about their first documentary film, Alcohol in Space - The Movie, their upcoming projects, and the 2025 Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeWatch Alcohol in Space - The Movie | Prime VideoThe Music of Space: Scoring the Cosmos in Film and Television: Carberry, Chris: 9781476688978: Amazon.com: BooksAlcoho

191 - It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere…at a Rocket Lab Facility (with Richard French) Apr 4, 2025 59:15 Jake and Anthony are joined by Richard French, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, Space Systems at Rocket Lab, to talk about their Mars Sample Return architecture, the way they’ve been putting the word out on it, and to hear what’s been up with their space systems side of the business lately.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 191 - It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere…at a Rocket Lab Facility

190 - Poolonauts (with Jason Snell) Mar 28, 2025 01:00:27 Jake and Anthony are joined by writer and podcaster Jason Snell, to talk about Jared Isaacman’s nomination to lead NASA, what’s been up in the NASA CFO scene, what astronauts really want to be doing, and so much more. Also, this episode completes the Lifoff-Nominal crossover spectacular, AND makes 10 year old Anthony very happy that he’s podcasting with Jason friggin’ Snell.TopicsOff-Nominal - You

189 - Glow in the Dark Plants (with Awais Ahmed) Mar 20, 2025 58:02 Jake and Anthony are joined by Awais Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Pixxel, to talk about building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites. Honestly, we mostly try to help Jake get his head around the electromagnetic spectrum.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubePixxel | Hyperspectral Imagery and Space Data CompanyGoogle leads $36 million funding round for Pixxel - SpaceNewsSpaceX launches 131 payloa

188 - Barry Up the Street (with Jonathan McDowell) Mar 14, 2025 01:01:11 Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan McDowell, astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the namesake of the McDowell Line at 80 kilometers, to talk about his fundraiser to move his epic space library to a new, permanent home.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 188 - Barry Up the Street (with Jonathan McDowell) - YouTubeFundraiser by Jonathan McDowell : Fund Jonathan's Sp

187 - Amazon Basics Lunar Lander Mar 7, 2025 59:25 Jake and Anthony talk about the Moon lander mania this week has been—Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1 and Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 missions.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 187 - Amazon Basics Lunar Lander - YouTubeBlue Ghost Mission 1 - Firefly AerospaceAstroForge | Earning the Learnings: The Launch of OdinNASA still working to restore contact with Lunar Trailblazer - SpaceNewsIM-2 lunar lander on its si

186 - It’s Like the Cinnamon Challenge (with Casey Dreier) Feb 28, 2025 01:05:33 Jake and Anthony are joined by Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, to talk about the current era of Executive action, Congressional pushback (or not) against it, and the upcoming Day of Action.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 186 - It’s Like the Cinnamon Challenge (with Casey Dreier) - YouTubeThe Day of Action | The Planetary SocietyThe Space Advocate Newsletter, Februa

185 - A Little Bit Like Mexico (with Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau) Feb 21, 2025 01:01:55 Jake and Anthony are joined by Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau to talk about their new book, Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier. Supply! Demand! Subsidies! Probably dunking on the commercial space station market!TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 185 - A Little Bit Like Mexico (with Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau) - YouTubeSpace to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic

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