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Dr. Justin Walsh, co-PI of the International Space Station Archaeological Project, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about how to do archaeology on a space station and what they’re up to on the ISS. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 72 - Our Interest in Trash (with Dr. Justin Walsh) - YouTube BOLDLY GOING WHERE NO ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE GONE BEFORE - ISS Archaeology International Space Station Archae...

Anthony is joined by Christian Davenport of The Washington Post and Loren Grush of The Verge to talk about Loren’s JWST birthday present, Artemis 1 getting its initial launch dates, the occasional Long March 5B reentry, and everything else that has been going on in the world of space news. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 71 - Full-On Frenemy Territory (with Christian Davenport and Loren Grush...

Nadia Drake joins Jake and Anthony to obsess over the JWST images released this week and to talk about the telescope’s first few months of operation. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 70 - Send Jupes (with Nadia Drake) - YouTube Get After It - YouTube First Images Collection Southern Ring Nebula Coldplay on Twitter : “Such heavenly views ✨ @NASA #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope#ColdplayBerlin 🤍” Ben...

Anthony is joined by Joe Barnard of BPS.Space and Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!) to talk about how to cook meat with a very fast rocket, what life is like in Boca Chica lately, and…what has NASA been doing with those chickens? Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 69 - Was That NASA or MythBusters? (with Joe Barnard and Tim Dodd) - YouTube SEND IT! - Level 3 Rocket Build - YouTube SEND IT! - Le...

Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins Jake and Anthony to discuss Administrator Bill Nelson a year into his tenure and whether he’s been good or bad for NASA. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 68 - Pop It Back Up There (with Eric Berger) - YouTube We got a leaked look at NASA’s future Moon missions—and likely delays | Ars Technica Eric Berger on Twitter : “I wrote fairly critically about Nelson's n...

Chris Gebhardt from NASA Spaceflight.com joins Jake to talk about the FAA’s approval of the Boca Chica launch site. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 67 - Eating The Pie All The Way Through (with Chris Gebhardt) Follow Chris NASA Spaceflight Chris Gebhardt (@ChrisG_NSF) | Twitter Follow Jake WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter Jake...

Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator, champion of commercial spaceflight, and longtime space pirate, joins Jake and Anthony to discuss her upcoming book “Escaping Gravity” and to tell some stories from her incredible career. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 66 - My Next One is “Fiction” (with Lori Garver) - YouTube Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Ag...

Jake and Anthony catch up on the news, from Starliner’s flight to NASA’s announcement of new spacesuit contracts for ISS and lunar missions. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 65 - Star-Lionel Richie - YouTube NASA, Boeing Complete Starliner Uncrewed Flight Test to Space Station | NASA Boeing’s Starliner capsule completes first “nail-biting” docking at space station – Spaceflight Now Starliner c...

Engineer, Consultant and STEM evangelist Lauren Lyons joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her diverse career at SpaceX, Blue Origin and Firefly, and the unique and interesting paths the space industry can take you on. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 64 - In Between is Hot Topic (with Lauren Lyons) - YouTube FIRST Robotics Competition | FIRST Why Mars Excites and Inspires Us - YouTube Lauren...

Space potter Amy Rae Hill joins Jake and guest host Debarati Das for a discussion on space and art. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 63 - Something Philosophical About Croissants (feat. Amy Rae Hill and Debarati Das) Follow Amy Amy Rae Hill (@amyraehill) | Twitter Amy's Website | AmyRaeHill.com Follow Debarati Debarati Das (@spacewicca) | Twitter EnterStellerCo | Etsy Follow Jake WeMartians Po...

Pamela Gay, astronomer and podcasters, joins Jake and guest host Anna from But It Is Rocket Science to talk about black holes, making space podcasts, and more. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 62 - Anime Princess Telescope (feat. Anna and Pamela Gay) Behold, the Bottomless Pit Holding Everything Together | The Atlantic Video of stars orbiting Sag A* | YouTube VLTI Animation of stars orbiting S...

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...