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Brian Weeden, Director of Program Planning for Secure World Foundation, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the recent ASAT testing ban announced by Vice President Harris, and the effects the space industry has been having on the war in Ukraine. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 61 - Santa Claus is Hypersonic (with Brian Weeden) - YouTube Dr. Brian Weeden | Secure World Publications by Brian W...

Jake and Anthony talk about the best/worst/most cursed rockets of all time, why they love them so much, and why you should, too. Drinks Hop Horizon IPA - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd Blonde Ale - Cerveceria Jurásica - Untappd Pilsner - Cervecería Mastache - Untappd Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 60 - Soviets Invented the Boostback - YouTube Reptar - Wikipedia Rex | Disney Wiki | Fand...

Casey Dreier, Chief Advocate and Senior Space Policy Adviser at The Planetary Society, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the NASA budget, the recently-released decadal survey, and other space policy storylines. Drinks Hop Horizon IPA - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd LIGO West Coast IPA - Ecliptic Brewing - Untappd Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 59 - Make it Rain in Alabama (with Cas...

Brendan Byrne, of WMFE and Are We There Yet?, joins Jake and Anthony talk about Artemis 1 and its “Wet” Dress Rehearsal, Axiom-1 on the ISS, and other goings-on in space. Drinks Moon Boots - Sideward Brewing Co. - Untappd Hop Horizon IPA - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 58 - Wet Dress Rehearsal Dinner (with Brendan Byrne) - YouTube 1 2 3 4 5 Sixers - YouT...

Caleb Henry of Quilty Analytics joins Jake and Anthony to talk about Amazon’s Kuipermania launch contract, and what it was like to moderate panels at the 2022 Space Symposium. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 57 - Ford Taurus-Littrow (with Caleb Henry) - YouTube Amazon signs multibillion-dollar Project Kuiper launch contracts - SpaceNews Amazon launch contracts drive changes to launch vehicle...

Philip Sloss of NASASpaceflight joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the rollout and wet dress rehearsal for Artemis 1, and to go behind-the-scenes on how he does his incredibly-in-depth reporting and coverage of SLS. Drinks Session IPA - Big Rock Brewery - Untappd Greco di Tufo DOCG | Donnachiara Wine Company Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 56 - Export Control is Like Fight Club (with Philip...

Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about how he got into space, his background in engineering, the shift from engineering to management, and the future of ULA and the rest of the space industry. Drinks Stellar Entanglement - First State Brewing Company - Untappd Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 55 - I’ve Slept on a Torpedo (with Tory Bruno) - YouTube WeMa...

Matt Brealey joins Jake and Anthony to talk about martian terrain data and imagery, and to go behind the scenes on his incredible creation, AreoBrowser. Drinks Hovered Ridge - Ten Bends Beer - Untappd Milk Shake - Wiper And True - Untappd Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 54 - A Really Long Dog on Mars (with Matt Brealey) - YouTube Juno•Observer AreoBrowser Svelte • Cybernetically enhanced web...

Jake returns from LPSC 2022 and shares some stories with Anthony. #TacoGate2022 Drinks Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 53 - Venereal is Taken - YouTube LPSC 2022 - Lunar and Planetary Science Conference LPSC 2022 - Day 1 | Jake Robins on Patreon LPSC 2022 - Day 2 | Jake Robins on Patreon LPSC 2022 - Day 3 | Jake Robins on Patreon LPSC 2022 - Day 4 & 5 | Jake Rob...

Anthony is joined by Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, and Roland Miller, a photographer who has spent years documenting space hardware of all varieties. We’ll talk about Roland’s work, and go behind the scenes on his two published books (Abandoned In Place, Interior Space) and his next book (Orbital Planes) coming out this spring. Drinks Slipknot No.9 Reserve Golden Spike Hefeweizen - Uinta Brewi...

Scott Tilley, an amateur satellite tracker, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about tracking Chang’e-5 back to the Moon and into a Distant Retrograde Orbit, how he and the wider community of amateur satellite trackers do what they do, and what else he’s been tracking lately. Drinks Lemon Drop Cocktail Recipe Philadelphia Pale Ale - Yards Brewing Co. - Untappd Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 51 -...

Michael Sheetz of CNBC and Eric Berger of Ars Technica join Anthony to talk about the latest in the finance side of space—what’s up in the world of funding, which businesses look steady and which look shaky, and of course, how you can’t spell space without SPAC. Drinks IPA - Brotherton Brewing Company - Untappd Love Street - Karbach Brewing Co - Untappd Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 50 - Wa...

Jake and Anthony talk about some (really good) changes coming to the show, Jared Isaacman’s privately-funded Gemini program , and SpaceX’s Starship… update . Drinks Tecate - Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma S.A. de C.V. - Untappd Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 49 - Spacewalk Chaperone - YouTube Polaris Program Starship Update - YouTube Starbase Shirts Follow Jake WeMartians Podcast - Follow H...

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dylan Taylor , Chairman & CEO of Voyager Space Holdings , founder of Space for Humanity , and commercial astronaut on Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-19 . Drinks Zero Sugar & Handcrafted Craft Soda - Virgil's Brand Site Perpetual IPA - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd London Porter - Söhnfeld Brewery Hazelnut & Vanilla Ale - Söhnfeld Brewery Topics Off-Nominal - You...

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matthew Russell of the The Interplanetary Podcast to talk about the wackiest space news of the year and to crown the winners of the 2021 Off-Nominees. Drinks Double Blizzard - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd Wandle - Sambrook's Brewery - Untappd Toro Petate · Christmas Stout - Cuerno De Toro - Untappd Cerveza Patito - Mérida, Yucatán - Untappd Topics Off-Nominal...

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan McDowell , an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian to talk about Russia’s latest endangerment to the ISS—their anti-satellite operation that resulted in a huge debris field—and about how Jonathan does all the excellent work he does tracking launches , satellites, and where everything in space is going. Drinks Phelddagrif - Thodes...

Jake and Anthony are joined by two returning favorites, Loren Grush and Miriam Kramer , to talk about Loren’s time away from the space news grind, and Miriam’s excellent podcast following Inspiration4. Drinks Cometa, Irish Red Ale, from The Beer Company. in Yucatan Aurora Boreal, from The Beer Company. in Yucatan Bigelow Green Tea Chamomile tea 2016 Azienda Agricola Marianot Garblet, Barolo DOCG T...

Jake and Anthony are joined by Joe Barnard of BPS.Space to talk about what he’s been working on lately , what it’s like being a creator online these days, and various other topics like Firefly’s first launch , Virgin Galactic’s Kobayashi Maru , and what Chuck E. Cheese has been up to during the pandemic. Drinks Bubble Stash - Hop Valley Brewing Company - Untappd Molson Canadian - Molson Coors Cana...

Jake and Anthony are joined by Chelsea Gohd from Space.com to talk about the rarest of space events: double hot drama! Nauka, after a tumultuous week of its own, almost destroyed the ISS , and Blue Origin wrote an open letter while simulatenously losing its protest . Drinks Haze Charmer - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd Monte Fiorentine Soave Classico - Ca' Rugate Space Cadet - Pile O' Bones...

Jake is moving, and has left Anthony alone with the keys to the show. Chris Gebhardt of NASASpaceflight and Jason Davis of the Planetary Society return to the show to talk about our newest Venus armada, China’s new space station, and the space politics cold war of Artemis vs China & Russia’s International Lunar Research Station. And bizarrely, an entire segment about Ares I-X . Drinks Tullamore D....

This month, Anthony and Jake are taking it bit easier. It’s summer, everyone is excited about getting back in to the world again, and space news will be winding down a bit. It’s just the two of us, and we go through a potpourri of topics from random space stories that have caught our attention, some stray conspiracy theory talk, then talk shop about our plans for the show, our work, our lives, and...

Miriam Kramer joins Jake and Anthony to talk about space tourism. From Inspiration4 , to Axiom-1 , to suborbital flights , to some future adventures we’d like to go on. And some we wouldn’t . Drinks Meta Mosaic IPA - Bones Brewing - Untappd Sunshine Pils - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd Old Crow - Wikipedia Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 40 - SpaceX Play Place (with Miriam Kramer) - Yo...

Leo Enright , the guy from Irish TV , joins Jake and Anthony to talk about covering space from a non-traditional space country, how he got started covering space, some current topics including Perseverance , ESA’s new Director General , and to generally have a great time. Drinks O'Hara's Irish Stout - O'Hara's Brewery - Untappd O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale - O'Hara's Brewery - Untappd Visions - Offshoo...

With our beloved JB on his way out, Jake and Anthony have been appointed NASA autocrats for five years with $25 billion per year to spend. They have done the homework, mostly, and will now unveil their grand plans. Drinks Sci-Fi Hamster Wheel - Thin Man Brewery - Untappd Polaris Hazy Northeast Ipa - Mariner Brewing - Untappd Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Anthony’s Budget ( Numbers , Excel ) Jake’s...

Jake and Anthony are joined by Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut , to talk about Starship SN8’s epic flight test , Tim’s trip to Boca Chica , and to unveil the 2020 Off-Nominees and crown the winner. Drinks Tip the Cow - SingleSpeed Brewing Company - Untappd East of East Van Vol 2 Apricots & Peaches - Steamworks Brewing Company - Untappd Double Blizzard - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd Topics...