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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 little more special because of the journey it took to get here. We moved into a new 55,000 sq ft facility in Redondo Beach in March of 2023…”SpaceX Transporter 9 rideshare features new OTV from Tom Mueller's Impulse Space - NASASpaceFlight.comIMPULSE SPACE ANNOUNCES LEO EXPRESS-2 and LEO EXPRESS-3 MISSIONS | Impulse SpaceSpaceX founding employee successfully moves from rockets to in-space propulsion | Ars TechnicaProject HARP - WikipediaFollow TomTom Mueller (@lrocket) / XFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - O

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) / 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@jawns.club) - jawns.club

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 Attempted Espionage, Fraud and Tax Charges | United States Department of JusticeNASA starts reassessment of Mars Sample Return architecture - SpaceNewsFollow StefanoStefano NerozziMicascisto (u/Micascisto) - RedditFollow 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) | Twitt

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 - NASA15 photos of lunar geology training in Canada | Canadian Space AgencyA Rock with a Mischievous History | National Air and Space MuseumFollow GordonDr. Gordon OsinskiFollow 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) - S

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 HospitalNASA should consider commercial alternatives to SLS, inspector general says | Ars TechnicaAd Astra (2019) - IMDbStarflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (TV Movie 1983) - IMDbSolar Crisis (1990) - IMDbMoonfall (2022) - IMDbNASA OIG on X: “T–2 (2 Days until Launch) #NASA says “We are Going” but at what cost? See our audit on the Agency’s cost estimating and reporting practices”Follow Stephen512 PixelsStephen Hackett (@ismh@eworld.social) - eworld.socialUngeniused - Relay FMFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Of

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 SocietyThe Psyche launch and its journey to a metal… | The Planetary SocietyEclipse Path of Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023Nerd Alert: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Lunar Eclipse - YouTubeFollow JasonJason Davis | 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

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 Yucatán.”A space for artistic inspiration with veteran astronaut Nicole StottPrivate space station astronaut John Shoffner speaks with WMFE from orbitJeff Bezos finally got rid of Bob Smith at Blue Origin | Ars TechnicaJeff Bezos Announces Plans To Build, Launch Rockets From Cape Canaveral : NPRNASA’s Psyche Moves Toward Liftoff – Psyche MissionTamaliensFollow BrendanBrendan Byrne (@SpaceBrendan) / Twitter90.7 WMFE - Public Radio for Central Florida – Primary provider of NPR and Classical MusicAre We There Yet? : NPRFollow

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 spacecraft stirring up rocks on an asteroid - The VergeNASA’s OSIRIS-REx was so good at grabbing asteroid rocks that they’re overflowing - The VergeNASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe successfully stores small sample of asteroid rocks in its belly - The VergeFollow 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

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 Months | Virgin GalacticVirgin Galactic’s president explains how VSS Unity is now flying frequently | Ars TechnicaA year after New Shepard’s accident, Blue Origin may return to flight next month | Ars TechnicaAxiom Space names crew for third private astronaut mission to ISS - SpaceNewsVladimir Putin meets North Korea's Kim Jong-un at Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome spaceport for 5-hour summit | SpaceFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / Twitter

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 (@grushcrush) • Instagram photos and videosLoren Grush (@lorengrush) / TwitterFollow 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) | TwitterMai

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, reassigns employees as it refocuses on satellite propulsion - SpaceNewsChris Kemp unplugged—Astra’s CEO dishes on the space company’s struggles | Ars TechnicaPeter Beck on X: “A Rocket Lab production line.”Momentus cuts workforce while evaluating strategic options - 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

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: “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: The image captured by the Landing Imager Camera after the landing. It shows a portion of Chandrayaan-3's landing site. Seen also is a leg and its accompanying shadow. Chandrayaan-3 chose a relatively flat region on the lunar surface”NASA Selects New Science Investigations for Future Moon DeliveriesFollow MarkMark Panning (@markpanning.bsky.social) - BlueskyJPL Science: Mark PanningFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / Tw

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 futureFollow 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 (@aco

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) / 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@jawns.club) - jawns.club

Anthony is joined by Jonathan Vaughters, Founder and CEO of EF Education-EasyPost, and Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about space and cycling, who knows in what amounts. Sorry, Jake.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 118 - Experienced Drunk Idiots (with Jonathan Vaughters and Eric Berger) - YouTubeWatch Tour de France: Unchained | Netflix Official SiteEnter the Slipstream (2023) - IMDbKerbal Space Program – Create and Manage Your Own Space ProgramManayunk Wall: The climb every American bike racer knew - VeloThe legend of the Manayunk WallFollow Jonathan VaughtersJonathan Vaughters (@Vaughters) / XHome | EF Education-EasyPostOne-Way Ticket: Nine Lives on Two Wheels: Vaughters, Jonathan: Amazon.com: BooksOpinion | How to Get Doping Out of Sports - The New York TimesFollow Eric BergerEric Berger (@SciGuySpace) / XEric Berger | Ars TechnicaFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.sp

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Phil Metzger to talk about his research into launch and landing pad debris.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 117 - ⅃ L (with Dr. Phil Metzger) - YouTubeNASA’s Recommendations to Space-Faring Entities: How to Protect and Preserve the Historic and Scientific Value of U.S. Government Lunar Artifacts (PDF, 3.3 MB)NASA drafts guidelines to preserve Apollo moon landing sites | collectSPACEDr. Phil Metzger on Twitter: “Thanks so much to the people who sent samples and pictures/videos of the particulate falling 5-6 miles from the Starship launch pad. We have analyzed the particle sizes and shapes and got an unexpected result.”Dr. Phil Metzger on Twitter: “Partial results on the analysis of the ejecta from the SpaceX Starship launch. The visible and infrared spectra of the fine particles that rained down on Port Isobel do not match the concrete or the Fondag that was picked up on the beach.”Dr. Phil Metzger on Twitter: “I guess I need to do simulations to see how sand can fly 5 mile

Jake is back, so Anthony will help get him caught up on the news, including the Mars Sample Return Hot Drama.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 116 - Hot NSSL Summer - YouTubeNASA’s Mars Sample Return has a new price tag—and it’s colossal | Ars TechnicaNASA's FY 2024 Budget | The Planetary SocietyThe U.S. Senate threatens to cancel Mars… | The Planetary SocietyOrigins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 (2022) (PDF, 27.5 MB)National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 DRAFT Request for Proposals (RFPs) #2Space Force to select three providers of national security launch services - SpaceNewsSpace Force changed launch procurement plan due to concerns about capacity - 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 (@

Anthony is joined by Loren Grush (Bloomberg) and Rachael Zisk (Payload), to talk about Loren’s recent trip to see Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight, to catch up on some news, and to do a mid-year check in on our 2023 predictions.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 115 - I’m Getting a Twinkie Vibe (with Loren Grush and Rachael Zisk) - YouTubeLoren Grush on Twitter: “It’s all been leading to this–Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight is set for this morning, with a research mission for the Italian Air Force. I'm in New Mexico at Spaceport America to finally see a flight”Loren Grush on Twitter: Video of Unity returningTitanic Sub Implosion Highlights Space Risks of Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin Too - BloombergAstra Looks to Raise $65M and Avoid Nasdaq Delisting through Stock Split - PayloadAstra establishes subsidiary for spacecraft engine business | TechCrunchThe Artemis Astrovan Arrives - PayloadFollow LorenLoren Grush (@lorengrush) / TwitterLoren Grush - BloombergFollow Rachaelrachael

Jake and Anthony are joined by Adrian Beil of NASASpaceFlight.com (and a long-time beloved member of the Off-Nominal Discord) to talk about how he got his start via an epic spreadsheet, and to tell some stories from his trip to Boca Chica for Starship.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 114 - Starship Blue (with Adrian Beil) - YouTubeStarship debut leading the rocket industry toward full reusability - NASASpaceFlight.comSpaceX focuses on launch site readiness ahead of Starship Flight 2 - NASASpaceFlight.comBlue Update: New Glenn testing hardware at the cape as New Shepard closes in on return to flight - NASASpaceFlight.comChina outlines ambitious plans for Moon landing; ZhuQue-2 prepares to launch again - NASASpaceFlight.comHow Chang Zheng 9 arrived at the "Starship-like" design - NASASpaceFlight.comFollow AdrianAdrian Beil (@BCCarCounters) / TwitterAdrian Beil, Author at NASASpaceFlight.comFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOf

Jake and Anthony check in on the ongoing planetary missions around the solar system.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 113 - AutoNav Road Rage - YouTubeESA - BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby: the movieESA - A trio of images highlight BepiColombo’s third Mercury flybyWhere is Curiosity? | Mission – NASA Mars ExplorationNASA’s Curiosity Captures Martian Morning, Afternoon in New ‘Postcard’AreoBrowserNASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Gets a Major Software UpgradeNASA’s Perseverance Collects First Mars Sample of New Science CampaignNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Completes 50th FlightMars Helicopter - NASA MarsDebate rages about future of New Horizons - SpaceNewsNASA Psyche mission back on track for October launch - 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 (@JakeOnO