Best Anthony Colangelo Podcasts (2024)

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T+274: The Vulcan and Artemis Roadmaps 27:18

13m ago27:18

27:18

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan debut went smoothly, but sluggish hardware integration raises doubts about meeting commitments, while Orion faces heat shield issues, potentially shaking up the Artemis manifest. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Lee Ryan, SmallSpark Space Systems, Benjamin, Pat, Lee, Fre…

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152 - Low ARPU Sub 59:17

1h ago59:17

59:17

Jake and Anthony are joined by Caleb Henry (Director of Research) and Justin Cadman (Co-CEO) of Quilty Space, to talk about their financial analysis of Starlink. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 152 - Low ARPU Sub (with Caleb Henry and Justin Cadman) - YouTube Quilty Space on X: “Happy National Space(X) day! Get a peek into our Starlink financi…

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151 - CanadLeg 1:03:15

3d ago1:03:15

1:03:15

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to figure out what’s up with the Orion heat shield, SLS layoffs, commercial Mars studies, and the ISS deorbit vehicle. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 151 - CanadLeg (with Eric Berger) - YouTube NASA's Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit - N…

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150 - Bullets and Cheetos 1:00:49

21d ago1:00:49

1:00:49

Erin Edwards joins Jake and Anthony to talk about flying helicopters, making the leap from the military to space, and being a Canadian CAPCOM at NASA. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 150 - Bullets and Cheetos (with Erin Edwards) - YouTube The Space Suit – Puffin Drinkwear Bell CH-146 Griffon - Wikipedia Follow Erin Erin M Edwards, CD, M.Sc. | …

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149 - Bob from Valves, Inc. 1:06:28

18d ago1:06:28

1:06:28

Jake and Anthony are joined by Aria Alamalhodaei, reporter at TechCrunch, to talk about valves, getting footage of Astra’s explosions, Mars Sample Return, and everything else that has been going on lately, including cursed eclipses. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 149 - Bob from Valves, Inc. (with Aria Alamalhodaei) - YouTube Aria Alamalhodaei…

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T+273: Mars Sample Return 24:10

18d ago24:10

24:10

NASA is heading back to the drawing board for a Mars Sample Return architecture, and is accepting proposals for mission studies by May. I talk about a few takeaways from the communication of that plan, and ponder whether or not SpaceX is going to do the damn thing. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Lee,…

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T+272: Moon Rovers, Space Stations, and Starships 30:04

1M ago30:04

30:04

NASA selected 3 teams to work on unpressurized rovers for Artemis, while Japan signed on officially to provide a pressurized rover in exchange for seats on Artemis landers. Elsewhere, Mitsubishi took a stake in Starlab, and I still needed to catch up on Starship’s 3rd flight and the ensuing update from SpaceX. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is…

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148 - Keep the Meter Running 1:00:05

25d ago1:00:05

1:00:05

Jake and Anthony catch up after some travels, unfortunate events, clouds, news, and hijinks. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 148 - Keep the Meter Running - YouTube Jake Robins on X: "if you're about to have a bad eclipse experience like me, you can at least have a funny shirt" Nerd Alert: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Lunar Eclipse - YouTub…

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147 - Bouncy Castle Payload Adapter 1:02:00

1M ago1:02:00

1:02:00

Jake is joined my Simon Stähler from ETH Zürich to talk about the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 147 - Bouncy Castle Payload Adapter - YouTube Eclipse 2024 Meetup - Off-Nominal Jake's new blog post on Mission Success Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-Nominal Support the show, join the Discord Off-…

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146 - Stocking the Shelves 59:59

2M ago59:59

59:59

Jake and Anthony are joined by Paul Niles, CLPS project scientist at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, to talk about the science side of CLPS. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 146 - Stocking the Shelves - YouTube Eclipse 2024 Meetup - Off-Nominal Commercial Lunar Payload Services - NASA Peregrine payloads returned useful data despite no lunar landin…

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T+271: Checking in on the Chinese Space Industry (with Andrew Jones) 44:28

2M ago44:28

44:28

Andrew Jones returns to the show to catch up on the Chinese space industry—Tiangong, reusable launchers, constellations, and the Moon. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive producers—Tyler, Jan, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Benjamin, Warren, Pat, Russell, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com, Theo and Violet, SmallSpark …

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145 - Space Elevator Jazz 1:04:44

2M ago1:04:44

1:04:44

Jake and Anthony are joined by Michael Sheetz, space reporter from CNBC, to talk about Starship’s third flight, recent earnings calls, whatever Astra is up to, and…there’s way too much on our list. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 145 - Space Elevator Jazz (with Michael Sheetz) - YouTube Starship's Third Flight Test / X SpaceX Starship rocket f…

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T+270: K2 Space (with Neel Kunjur, Co-Founder and CTO) 37:43

2M ago37:43

37:43

Neel Kunjur, Co-Founder and CTO of K2 Space, joins me to talk about their vision for the future of satellites and the wider space industry, what they’ve been up to lately, and what their roadmap to the launch pad looks like from here. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive producers—David, Pat from KC, Joonas, Josh fr…

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144 - The Tube Man 59:40

2M ago59:40

59:40

Jake and Anthony are joined by Swapna Krishna to catch up on space science news, and to talk about her projects like Ad Astra, Stargazing, and more. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 144 - The Tube Man (with Swapna Krishna) - YouTube Ad Astra Ad Astra - YouTube The Philly Mascots and First Responders From Engine 38 Re-Open I-95 - Crossing Broad …

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T+269: IM-1 and Beyond (with Tim Crain, Co-Founder and CTO of Intuitive Machines) 1:03:59

2M ago1:03:59

1:03:59

Tim Crain, Co-Founder and CTO of Intuitive Machines, joins me to talk about their recent IM-1 mission to land Odysseus on the Moon as part of NASA’s CLPS program. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive producers—Russell, Chris, Josh from Impulse Space, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Warren, Ryan, Matt, Harrison, Lee …

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T+268: IM-1, CLPS, NASA Budget (with Eric Berger) 43:45

2M ago43:45

43:45

Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins me to talk about Intuitive Machine’s successful landing despite so many issues on the mission, the future of CLPS, and the tough questions facing NASA and its budget. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive producers—Tyler, Lee Hopkins, Better Every Day Studios, Joel, Jan, Will and Lar…

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143 - Maneuver Without Regret (feat. Warfighting Domain) (feat. Tim Fernholz) 1:01:26

3M ago1:01:26

1:01:26

Jake and Anthony are joined by journalist and author Tim Fernholz to talk about some of his recent stories on the Space Force, Kam Ghaffarian, and let’s be honest, we’ll probably get distracted by Intuitive Machine’s first lunar landing attempt. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 143 - Maneuver Without Regret (feat. Warfighting Domain) (feat. Tim…

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142 - Multivariate Disaster 1:08:14

3M ago1:08:14

1:08:14

Jake and Anthony are joined by Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, to talk about the latest on Mars Sample Return, JPL layoffs, and everything space policy. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 142 (with Casey Dreier) - YouTube How layoffs at JPL can be traced to a stalemate in Congress | The Planetary Society The path for…

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141 - TRL Valley of Death 1:01:17

3M ago1:01:17

1:01:17

Jake and Anthony are joined by Elizabeth Frank to talk about the future of the CLPS program, JPL’s Mars-focused Commercial Services Studies, and a whole bunch more, including Elizabeth’s epic travel photos. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 141 - TRL Valley of Death (with Elizabeth Frank) - YouTube Astrobotic to begin formal investigation into f…

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140 - Cultivating a Vibe 1:00:23

3M ago1:00:23

1:00:23

Jake and Anthony are joined by Rae Paoletta of The Planetary Society to pour one out for Ingenuity, breakdown the epic SLIM landing, and do some eclipse planning. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 140 - Cultivating a Vibe (with Rae Paoletta) - YouTube SLIM moon lander revived after solar power setback - SpaceNews Dawoon Jung on X: “One of #SLIM …

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T+267: Vulcan, New Glenn, Peregrine, Artemis 36:23

4M ago36:23

36:23

I catch up with a round up of stories from January: ULA’s first Vulcan launch, Blue Origin’s success with its BE-4 engines and what it means for their year, Astrobotic’s Peregrine mission, JAXA’s SLIM mission, and NASA’s announcement of Artemis delays. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive producers—Tyler, Lee Hopkin…

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139 - Sourdough Software Starter 1:01:39

4M ago1:01:39

1:01:39

Jake and Anthony are joined by John Conafay to talk about what he’s been up to since founding Integrate, and we’ll probably dish out some hot takes, too. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 139 - Sourdough Software Starter (with John Conafay) - YouTube Integrate Cosma Schema • The New Space design & branding agency. Ingenuity Mars helicopter missi…

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138 - Double SPAC 1:02:17

4M ago1:02:17

1:02:17

Jake and Anthony are joined by Will Francis, Chief Commercial Officer at Agile Space Industries, to talk about his path through the industry—from co-founding Roccor, to being acquired by Redwire, to joining Agile—and what he’s learned along the way. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Agile Space Industries Redwire Space | Heritage + Innovation Redwire Ac…

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137 - Daddy Space Force 1:04:39

4M ago1:04:39

1:04:39

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger to lay out our predictions for 2024! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube After its impressive first flight, here’s what’s next for the Vulcan rocket | Ars Technica Jeff Bezos says what we’re all thinking: “Blue Origin needs to be much faster” | Ars Technica Four huge rockets are due to debut in 2020—will any make…

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136 - A Little Bit Better Than Arianespace 1:08:16

5M ago1:08:16

1:08:16

Jake and Anthony are joined by Joe Barnard to present The Off-Nominees: the most bizarre space news stories of the year. We’ll debate what went the most comedically wrong this year, crown a winner, and also score some 2023 predictions. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 136 - A Little Bit Better Than Arianespace (with Joe Barnard) - YouTube Stars…

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T+266: Alex Fielding, CEO and Chairman, Privateer 1:13:34

5M ago1:13:34

1:13:34

Alex Fielding, CEO and Chairman of Privateer, joins me to talk about what they’re working on and what drives them as an organization. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive producers—Joel, The Astrogators at SEE, Chris, Joonas, Tyler, Bob, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com, Theo and Violet, SmallSpark Space Systems, Matt,…

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135 - Stupid Vertical Dogleg Machine 1:01:43

5M ago1:01:43

1:01:43

Jake and Anthony are joined by Tom Marotta of The Spaceport Company to talk about what they’re working on, spaceport operations, and the FAA licensing process. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 135 - Stupid Vertical Dogleg Machine (with Tom Marotta) - YouTube NASA: Let’s Ketchup on International Space Station Tomato Research - NASA The Spaceport…

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134 - Artemis II.5 1:01:14

5M ago1:01:14

1:01:14

Jake and Anthony check in on Starship, Artemis, spreadsheets, and a lost tomato on the ISS. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 134 - Artemis II.5 - YouTube ISS astronauts find tomato that was lost in space for 8 months (video) | Space SpaceX on X: At dawn from the gateway to Mars, the launch of Starship’s second flight test Artemis Timelines Spre…

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T+265: Headlines, featuring Starship IFT-2, Dragonfly, and Ariane 6 17:10

6M ago17:10

17:10

A special (free!) airing of this week’s episode of MECO Headlines. Starship IFT-2, Dragonfly, Ariane 6, ISS happenings, launches, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive producers—Donald, Pat from KC, David, Theo and Violet, Dawn Aerospace, Steve, SmallSpark Space Systems, Jan, Chris, Bob, Tyler, Stealth Juli…

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133 - I’m an Adult with a Job 1:02:00

6M ago1:02:00

1:02:00

Jake and Anthony are joined by photographer Andrew McCarthy to talk about his journey into astrophotography, his process, and let’s be real, to gawk at his work. And also to convince Jake to buy telescopes. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 133 - I’m an Adult with a Job (with Andrew McCarthy) - YouTube PixInsight — Pleiades Astrophoto DeepSkySta…

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