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The show about overanalyzing the overlooked. Your hosts, Anthony Colangelo, Patrick Marsceill, and Aura Seltzer discuss their obsessions with life's minutiae.
The WeMartians Podcast delves into all aspects of the exploration of Mars, including robotic/human spacecraft and rocket engineering, planetary science, astronomy and other upcoming technology. Our episodes are research-supported and feature topical audio clips and special guests.
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The #1 New Sports Podcast of 2020. The greatest team in NBA history, the 1992 Dream Team that won Olympic gold in Barcelona. Hear the incomparable players in their own words, including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone and the others. Renowned sportswriter and author Jack McCallum was there with the guys and brings us the thrilling memories, personal stories, and sometimes surprising anecdotes of the twelve historic players ...
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Jake and Anthony talk about Jake’s decision to end WeMartians, and what goes on behind the scenes of Making Stuff™. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 93 - Go Touch Some Grass - YouTube Goodbye, for now The Off-Nominal Discord - Off-Nominal @Nostradambot Dashboard Wilson on Twitter: “Launching Boeing Astronauts in a Boeing Capsule on a Boeing Roc…
After seven years of exploring the solar system, Jake is ready to move on to new projects. Hear his final thoughts on WeMartians. Stay in Touch Patreon (https://www.wemartians.com/support) WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com) Mailing List (https://wemartians.com/signup) Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit) Off-Nominal YouTube Marst…
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134 - Blood, Sweat, and Rockets (feat. MG Lord)
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a storied history of exploration, but if you go back far enough the stories get pretty wild. Its early days feature a gutsy team of rocket engineers blowing up engines in the hills around Pasadena while moonlighting as communists and occultists. This "Suicide Squad" is featured in a new podcast series by MG Lord…
Jake and Anthony talk about the state of smallsat launch and tell some stories from Anthony’s trip to Virginia to see an Electron launch. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 92 - We Should Buy a Bar - YouTube Twitter thread of our trip Main Engine Cut Off, Spacey Space: “Pretty great day trip down to Wallops to see the Rocket Lab flight! Electron …
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T+238: Rocket Lab Flies from Wallops Island (with Caleb Henry)
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Caleb Henry of Quilty Analytics and I took a trip down to Wallops Island to watch Rocket Lab’s first Electron launch from the US. Listen to our conversation on the drive down to Virginia, a bit of me at the press site before launch, and the launch itself in wonderful stereo audio. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 43 executiv…
Jake and Anthony are joined by Ben Feist, Data Visualization & Informatics Software Engineer and Historian at NASA Johnson Space Center, to talk about his work, including the amazing Apollo in Real Time experience. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Apollo in Real Time From Apollo 17 to NASA – Ben Feist Follow Ben Ben Feist Ben Feist (@BenFeist) / Twitte…
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T+237: Virgin Orbit and ABL Suffer Failures
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Virgin Orbit’s first launch from the UK ended in failure, putting them in an even more precarious financial position. And on the other side of the North Pole, ABL’s first launch attempt ended in failure right on the launch pad in Alaska. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 43 executive producers—Simon, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, R…
Brendan Byrne, of WMFE and Are We There Yet?, hosts the first edition of The Off-Nominallyweds, a game to find out if Jake or Anthony knows the other one better. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 90 - This is a Complete Conspiracy (with Brendan Byrne) - YouTube Submit questions for Anomaly Feud Follow Brendan Brendan Byrne (@SpaceBrendan) / Twit…
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133 - The State of the Moon (feat. Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck)
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Last year saw a successful Artemis 1 flight, the launch of multiple lunar robotic missions, and the continued development of the CLPS program. What's ahead for 2023? Will it continue this string of exciting progress in lunar exploration? Friends of the show and space reporters Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck join Jake to talk it through. Follow Bren…
Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush of Bloomberg to talk about and predict what’s to come in space this year. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 89 - The Final Year (with Loren Grush) - YouTube Off-Nominal Happy Hour - Dec 30, 2021 (with Jeff Foust) - YouTube Follow Loren Loren Grush (@lorengrush) / Twitter Loren Grush - Bloomberg Follow J…
Jake and Anthony are joined by Miriam Kramer of Axios to talk about the weirdest and funniest space news of the year, to announce the Off-Nominees, and to crown the winner of the 2022 Off-Nominal Award. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 88 - But, Nonetheless (with Miriam Kramer) - YouTube The Off-Nominal Awards - Off-Nominal Follow Miriam Miriam…
SpaceX rolled out Starshield, a new, Starlink-inspired (derived?) offering for national security space systems. And I have some thoughts on the upcoming National Security Space Launch Phase 3 contracting setup. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 42 executive producers—Simon, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Ryan, Donald, Lee, Chris, Wa…
Haitus who?! It’s the holiday season honey and we had to serve our listeners a sexy little treat. Andrea and John Anthony (if you can even remember we exist) are back and CHICER than EVER, darling! New haircuts! New BOYFRIENDS!! New ANAL ENCOUNTERS!!! This episode is brimming with updates. Dre and Janth chat what it’s like to have so many boyfriend…
The Artemis I Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific this week, a triumphant finale to a mission that faced so many challenges getting to launch. With Artemis I behind us, what's ahead for the Artemis program and the road to a lunar landing? Ars Technica journalist Eric Berger joins Jake to talk about the future of the program and the challenge…
Marina Koren of The Atlantic joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her recent viewing and reviewing of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 87 - Grippy Socks (with Marina Koren) - YouTube '2001: A Space Odyssey' Is the Most Overhyped Space Movie - The Atlantic 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - IMDb The Hopeful Traveler: The Cosmo…
Jake and Anthony catch up on Artemis I and everything else going on in space news lately. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 86 - Is that Callisto? - YouTube Artemis I | Flickr Artemis I Flight Day 13: Orion, Earth, and Moon | art001e000… | Flickr Flight Day 14: Orion's Solar Array Divides Earth and Moon | Flickr Primal Space on Twitter: “Orion h…
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T+235: Artemis I, 2022 Midterms (with Casey Dreier)
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Casey Dreier of The Planetary Society joins me to talk about Artemis I, where the Artemis program goes from here, and what the 2022 midterm elections mean for space. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 44 executive producers—Simon, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Ryan, Donald, Lee, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, Moritz, Joel, Jan, David,…
Mat Kaplan, host of Planetary Radio for The Planetary Society, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the 20th anniversary of the show, his upcoming retirement, and what it’s been like to cover space in this way for all those years. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 85 - The Highest I’ve Been (with Mat Kaplan) - YouTube Visibly Loose Nuts - UNISEX…
Somehow, it’s almost time for Artemis I. Again. Yes, again. And then we break down some hot planetary drama from this week. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 84 - JPL Christmas Party - YouTube NASA leaves its Artemis I rocket exposed to winds above design limits | Ars Technica Off-Nominal on Twitter: “lol” WeMartians Podcast on Twitter: “I’m see…
Photographer Roland Miller returns to the show to talk to Jake and Anthony about his newest book, The Space Shuttle: A Mission-by-Mission Celebration of NASA's Extraordinary Spaceflight Program, out next week. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 83 - Bubba the Rocket Scientist (with Roland Miller) - YouTube Roland Miller Photography Abandoned In P…
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131 - Juno at Europa (feat. Scott Bolton)
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Juno has been exploring the Jupiter system since 2016, and has taught us a lot about the clouds, the magnetosphere, and the origin of the largest planet in our solar system. Now in its extended mission, it's exploring the Jovian moons in a series of flybys, including a recent pass by Europa. The mission's PI Scott Bolton joins Jake to talk about th…
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T+234: Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Sarah Gillis, and Anna Menon of Polaris Dawn
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The crew of Polaris Dawn—Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Sarah Gillis, and Anna Menon—join me to talk about the mission and its operations, their preparation and training so far, how their roles on past missions play into their role on this one, what they are learning and bringing back to their day-to-day roles, and what they’re excited about as they get read…
With Jake away, Swapna Krishna and Caleb Henry join Anthony for a very Philadelphia-themed episode. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 82 - Gatekeeping Hubble (with Swapna Krishna and Caleb Henry) - YouTube Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story: Bloom, John + Free Shipping Project Artemis: Back to the Moon | Smithsonian Channel Chris G - NSF on Twi…
Jared Isaacman of the Polaris Program joins me to talk about how the program began, how it’s envisioned, how they choose what to take on and solve, how they interact with SpaceX, and why he’s chosen to contribute to spaceflight in this way. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 43 executive producers—Simon, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge…
Elizabeth Howell of Space.com joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her new book, Why Am I Taller, with astronaut Dave Williams. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube ECW Press | A Canadian Indie Book Publisher | Publishing Curiously Compelling Books Since 1974 Follow Elizabeth Space Writer | Elizabeth Howell Elizabeth Howell, PhD (she/her, 🖖💉😷) (@howellspac…
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130 - Voyager at 45 (feat. Linda Spilker)
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Voyagers 1 and 2 have been exploring our solar system for over 45 years now. Despite the age of their instruments and computers and power source, they continue to deliver scientific data and contribute to present day discovery. Dr. Linda Spilker, who worked on Voyager since its launch, joins Jake to talk about its value today and its legacy tomorro…
