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Jake and Anthony are joined by Stephen Clark, space reporter at Ars Technica, to talk about Starship Flight 7, New Glenn Flight 1, and let’s be real, probably space policy.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 182 - Firmly Against Night Launches (with Stephen Clark) - YouTubeStarship’s Seventh Flight Test - SpaceX - LaunchesSpaceX Catches Booster 14 but loses Ship 33 on Ascent - NASASpaceFlight.comFire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space - Ars TechnicaHere’s what NASA would like to see SpaceX accomplish with Starship this year - Ars TechnicaThe US military is now talking openly about going on the attack in space - Ars TechnicaFollow StephenAuthor: Stephen Clark - Ars TechnicaStephen Clark (@StephenClark1) / XFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twit

Jake and Anthony are joined by Swapna Krishna to talk about the Mars Sample Return non-update…since they only gave it about 5 minutes of last week’s show. And hey, there are some big rockets on launch pads right now.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 181 - Down-Suggest (with Swapna Krishna) - YouTubeNew Glenn Mission NG-1 | Blue OriginNew Glenn reaches orbit on first launch - SpaceNewsMars Sample Return: Will NASA’s ambitious mission ever happen? - YouTubeWill Mars Sample Return ever happen?NASA isn't fixing the heat shield on Artemis II - YouTubeWhat will billionaire Jared Isaacman do as NASA Administrator? - YouTubeNASA to Explore Two Landing Options for Returning Samples from Mars - NASANASA to study two alternative architectures for Mars Sample Return - SpaceNewsMars Sample Return | Rocket LabFollow SwapnaAd Astra - YouTubeAd AstraSwapna Krishna (@skrishna) • Instagram photos and videosFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOf

Jake and Anthony take a look back at their 2024 predictions, make a few for 2025, and check in on Mars Sample Return announcements.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 180 - Murgers Back on the Menu - YouTubeLaunches, moon landings and more: Here's the top spaceflight missions to watch in 2025 | SpaceNASA to Explore Two Landing Options for Returning Samples from Mars - NASANASA to study two alternative architectures for Mars Sample Return - SpaceNewsFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jaw

Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush of Bloomberg to present the 2024 Off-Nominees: the most bizarre space news stories of the year.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 179 - Presenting the 2024 Off-Nominees (with Loren Grush) - YouTubeThe Off-Nominal Awards - Off-NominalFollow LorenLoren Grush - BloombergLoren Grush (@grushcrush) • Instagram photos and videosLoren Grush (@lorengrush.bsky.social) — BlueskyFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom.com) — BlueskyFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club

Jake and Anthony are joined by journalist and author Tim Fernholz to talk about the election aftermath, the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be NASA Administrator, and whether Anthony is a space warmonger.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 178 - Weirdest Midlife Crisis (with Tim Fernholz) - YouTubeDid Joe and Kamala Fumble Space? - Tim FernholzJared Isaacman Tapped to be Next NASA Administrator – SpacePolicyOnline.comTrump selects Isaacman to be NASA administrator - SpaceNewsHow did the CEO of an online payments firm become the nominee to lead NASA? - Ars TechnicaFollow TimTIM FERNHOLZTim Fernholz (@TimFernholz) / XTim Fernholz, Author at PayloadTim Fernholz | SubstackFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.spa

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matt Gialich, Founder and CEO of AstroForge, to talk about asteroid mining. Yep, we’re doing the asteroid mining show.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 177 - Sudafed and Rockstars (with Matt Gialich) - YouTubeAstroForgeAgainst all odds, an asteroid mining company appears to be making headway - Ars TechnicaWhy is AstroForge mining asteroids? - YouTubeFollow MattMatthew Gialich (@MattGialich) / XMatthew Gialich | LinkedInFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@

Jake and Anthony are joined by Adrian Beil of NSF (and a long-time beloved member of the Off-Nominal Discord) to talk about Starship Flight 6.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 176 - Cosplaying the Shuttle (with Adrian Beil) - YouTubeStarship’s Sixth Flight Test - SpaceX - LaunchesSpaceX lands Ship 31 in the Indian Ocean but miss the Booster Catch - NASASpaceFlight.comSpaceX Launches Starship Flight 6 - Booster Diverts Offshore - YouTubeSpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next? - Ars TechnicaFollow AdrianAdrian Beil (@BCCarCounters) / TwitterAdrian Beil, Author at NASASpaceFlight.comFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeH

Jake and Anthony sit down for an election-week palate cleanser and explore some fun discussion prompts from Anomalies just like you!TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 175 - Hijinks on the Moon - YouTube“We Can Fix Anything”: Remembering Skylab’s Salvation, 50 Years On - AmericaSpaceIn 1973, as a prank to the Skylab 4 astronauts, the Skylab 3 crew left behind three of these dummies aboard the space station. : r/spaceNASA Administrator Statement on Return to Moon in Next Five Years - NASAI'm Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s | Scientific AmericanFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engi

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica and author of Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age, to talk about the 2024 US elections, the return of President Trump, Musk’s role in the next administration, and what space policy looks like over the next four years.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 174 - Burning Bridges Together (with Eric Berger) - YouTubeWhat Will A Second Trump Term Mean for Space Policy? – SpacePolicyOnline.comReentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age | West Houston's Neighborhood BookshopReentry by Eric Berger - Audiobook - Audible.comReentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age Kindle EditionFollow EricEric Berger | Ars TechnicaEric Berger (@SciGuySpace) / XFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey Space

Jake and Anthony are joined by Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Mission Pilot of Polaris Dawn, retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, and former Thunderbird #4 Demonstration Pilot, to talk about his recent flight to space.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 173 - A Bigger Diaper (with Scott “Kidd” Poteet) - YouTubePolaris ProgramPolaris DawnPolaris Dawn Crew Returns to Earth, Achieving Major Objectives During Their Five-Day Mission - Polaris ProgramPolaris Program Photos | FlickrFollow KiddKidd Poteet (@KiddPoteet) / XFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnt

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 some of the big stories in science at NASA—Mars Sample Return, cost growth in missions across the board, and more.Note: Dr. Z cited the Europa Clipper solar arrays at 100 yards across, as in one football field, but clarified via email that they are actually 100 feet. He is European, so the football field mix up is understandable. Go Birds.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 172 (with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen) - YouTubeWe’re finally going to the Solar System’s most intriguing but unexplored frontier - Ars TechnicaNASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final destination. Let's celebrate the team that got it there (op-ed) | SpaceAs Psyche Mission Moves Forward, NASA Responds to Independent Review | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)Psyche review finds institutional problems at JPL - SpaceNewsBridenstine to Lead NASA Mars Sample Return Stra

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jack Beyer, Content Manager for NSF, to talk about SpaceX doing the dang thing! They caught the booster!TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 171 - Stiletto Starship (with Jack Beyer) - YouTubeSpaceX on X: “Watch Starship's fifth flight test”SpaceX on X: “Starship on its fifth flight test. Views powered by @Starlink”Starship’s Fifth Flight Test - SpaceX - LaunchesSpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster During a Milestone Flight 5 - NASASpaceFlight.comStarship | SN5 | 150m Flight Test - YouTubeDouglas X-3 Stiletto - WikipediaFollow JackJack Beyer (@thejackbeyer) / XJack BeyerNASASpaceFlight.comFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut Off

Jake and Anthony are joined by Casey Handmer, Founder of Terraform Industries, to talk about Mars Sample Return, and the general state of government projects, NASA, and so much more.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 170 - Luckily, We Did All the Math (with Casey Handmer) - YouTubeSLS is still a national disgrace – Casey Handmer's blogWhat is going on with Mars Sample Return? – Casey Handmer's blogNASA awards Rocket Lab study contract for Mars Sample Return - SpaceNewsFollow CaseyCasey HandmerCasey Handmer, PhD (@CJHandmer) / XTerraform IndustriesFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@sp

Jake arrives sad about space, and Anthony tries to cheer him up. We talk ISS, Artemis, budgets, and government strategy and goals.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 169 - Sexy Atlantis - YouTubeNASA is working on a plan to replace its space station, but time is running out - Ars TechnicaNASA confirms space station cracking a “highest” risk and consequence problem - Ars TechnicaThe politically incorrect guide to saving NASA’s floundering Artemis Program - Ars TechnicaA key NASA commercial partner faces severe financial challenges - Ars TechnicaOne company appears to be thriving as part of NASA’s return to the Moon - Ars TechnicaFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engi

Jake and Anthony are joined by Joe Barnard to air their grievances with the FAA.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 168 - Elon Munch (with Joe Barnard) - YouTubeThe war of words between SpaceX and the FAA keeps escalating | Ars TechnicaAndrew Jones on X: “Drone footage from Deep Blue Aerospace's VTVL attempt today. Great view of the landing and explosion.”Deep Blue Aerospace hop test suffers anomaly moments before landing - SpaceNewsThe Interstellar Gateway on X: “B11 is finally coming home

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica and author of Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX, to talk about his newest book, Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 167 - Bechtold (with Eric Berger) - YouTubeReentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age | West Houston's Neighborhood BookshopReentry by Eric Berger - Audiobook - Audible.comReentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age Kindle EditionFor the first time in more than three years, SpaceX misses a booster landing | Ars TechnicaFollow EricEric Berger | Ars TechnicaEric Berger (@SciGuySpace) / XFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWe

Jake is joined by Emma Louden and Tanya Harrison to talk about their new children's book Mia and the Martians and how distilling space down to a child's level is a fascinating and challenging topic.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 166 - General Five Year Old (with Tanya Harrison and Emma Louden) - YouTubeMia the Martians | IndiegogoFollow EmmaEmma Louden | WebsiteFollow TanyaTanya Harrison | WebsiteFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom.com) / BlueskyOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeJake Robins | BlogJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@jakerobins.com) - BlueskyWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) -

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Gerard van Belle, Astronomer at Lowell Observatory, to talk about the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis, which is about to do some crazy stuff that it does every 78 years and honestly, we really need help understanding it.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeThe Home of Pluto | Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZQuirks & Quarks - WikipediaT Coronae Borealis - WikipediaNASA, Global Astronomers Await Rare Nova Explosion - NASANova explosion visible to the naked eye expected any day now | Ars TechnicaFollow GerardDr. Gerard van Belle (@FringeDoctor) / XDr. Gerard van Belle - Lowell ObservatoryFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut Of

Jake and Anthony are joined by Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, to share the Good News about Human Spaceflight.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 164 - Middle Finger to Entropy (with Casey Dreier) - YouTubeThe Crusade to Reclaim Hubble - jakerobins.comSpace Policy Edition: Is Human Spaceflight a… | The Planetary SocietyEscaping Earth: Human Spaceflight as Religion (Roger D. Launius, Smithsonian Institution)Space Policy Edition: Real and Acceptable… | The Planetary SocietyFollow CaseyCasey Dreier | The Planetary SocietyThe Planetary SocietyFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Eng

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 decision to late August - SpaceNewsCrypto entrepreneur buys Crew Dragon flight - SpaceNewsfram2: First Human Spaceflight To Earth’s Polar RegionsNASA requests details on potential VIPER partnerships - SpaceNewsIntuitive Machines seeks to take over NASA’s VIPER lunar rover - SpaceNewsVIPER Rover Partnership Opportunity: Request for Information - NASA ScienceNASA payload to fly on first Blue Origin lunar lander mission - SpaceNewsLockheed Martin to acquire Terran Orbital - SpaceNewsFollow JohnJohn Conafay (@JConafay) / XInt