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A short, weekly podcast about spaceflight, exploration, policy, and strategy in the modern era and near future.
Two friends, two beers, and a casual conversation about space. Landing monthly in your podcast feed.
Monologues and dialogues between Anthony Colangelo & Olivier Lacan about technology, open source software, web development, programming, design, and basically anything that's bugging either of them this week.
Join Age journalist Anthony Colangelo and AFL great Glenn Manton as they spin the AFL football world free from its axis and live with the consequences!
The adventures of two NYC dancer teachers sharing the laughs and tears of of teaching kids and adults dance.
The Governor gave a state of the state and D & T learned a lot.By Danielle and Tony
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T+178: Andrew Jones, on China’s Chang’e-5, 2021 Plans, and More
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Andrew Jones returns to the show for the third time to talk about China’s current missions and future plans, including Chang’e-5, Tianwen-1, the Chinese Space Station, and the international politics surrounding it. And then we dig into the Chinese commercial market a bit—launch companies and remote sensing companies are raising a ton of money, but …
For the Anniversary Ep D & T talk about there goals for the up coming year.By Danielle and Tony
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Point Your Toes! Ep104 A Movie Comparison Ft Movie Deja Vu
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To end the year with the longest PYT eps ever D & T sit down with Movie Deja Vu to do a movie comparison.By Danielle and Tony
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Point Your Toes! Ep 103 Muscle Memory & Press
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D & T Talk about how muscles remember and Do's and Don'ts for talking to PressBy Danielle and Tony
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 Blizzar…
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T+177: NASA VCLS 2, Relativity, Astra, and Firefly
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NASA awarded Venture Class Launch Services contracts to Astra, Firefly, and Relativity. Astra almost made orbit with its most recent test flight of Rocket 3.2. And something is up at Firefly, but I don’t know what yet. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive producers—Brandon, Matthew, Simon, Lauren, Melissa, Kris, Pat…
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Point Your Toes! Ep102 Death of Legend/Tiny Pretty Things
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D & T talk about the Ann Reinking and the new show Tiny Pretty ThingsBy Danielle and Tony
Starship SN8 took flight last week on a mostly-successful mission to test its final descent phase. I share some thoughts on the test, the state of Starship development, and what that all means for the near future of Starship. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive producers—Brandon, Matthew, Simon, Lauren, Melissa, Kr…
A lot of big, long-running projects have faced delays recently, and it seems like as good a time as any to check in and share some related thoughts. I cover a lot in this one: the Orion PDU issue, Ariane 6, Japan’s H3, Dream Chaser, Vulcan, and New Glenn. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive producers—Brandon, Matth…
D & T talk about ART that requires being naked and intimacyBy Danielle and Tony
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T+174: SpaceX Crew-1 Kicks Off New Era for ISS
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SpaceX Crew-1 successfully launched and docked last week, kicking off a new era of the ISS. It’s a good time to zoom out and look at the ISS program overall, and what it means for the future of space development. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive producers—Brandon, Matthew, Simon, Lauren, Melissa, Kris, Pat, Matt…
Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger of Ars Technica to talk about the space policy fallout of the 2020 US election, Eric’s upcoming book, and Jake’s bad decisions. Drinks Shiner Berliner Weisse - Spoetzl Brewery - Untappd Olde English 800 - Miller Brewing Company - Untappd Orbital Tilt IPA (Galaxy) - Captain Lawrence Brewing Company - Untapp…
With a massive amount of news happening in the week following the election here in the US, it’s a good opportunity to give everyone a listen in on MECO Headlines. I run through all the stories of the week each and every weekend just like this for the supporters of MECO, so if you like what you hear, join the Headlines tier or higher! This episode o…
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Point Your Toes! Ep 100 Its Family Affair Ft Anthony Colangelo
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D & T talking with D's little brother about Healing and being a child actorBy Danielle and Tony
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Point Your Toes! Ep99 Movie Review Suspiria ft. Nancy Nogoodbottoms
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D&T talk about the dance horror movie Suspiria. They are joined by long time lover of Horror movies Nancy NogoodbottomsBy Danielle and Tony
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35 - The 2 Mile of the Space Industry
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Jake and Anthony are joined by Caleb Henry, formerly of SpaceNews and now of Quilty Analytics. We talk about SpaceX’s new satellite contract, OneWeb’s new lease on life, Caleb’s new gig at Quilty, and what it’s like transitioning away from capital-J journalism. Drinks Perpetual IPA - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd Peppercorn Saison - 3 Stars …
New York is Broadway and Broadway is New York. D & T talk about COVIDs impact on the Tony awardsBy Danielle and Tony
Last week, IAC 2020 brought a flurry of announcements and statements to digest. It’s a good time to check in on current and future lunar politics, with some statements by the ever-antagonistic Rogozin, seven countries signing onto the Artemis Accords, a handful of lunar development contracts announced, and the US election within sight. This episode…
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Point Your Toes! Ep 97 Online Submissions & Correspondence
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D thinks back to previous jobs she's had, while T remembers wonderful women he worked with in this weeks epBy Danielle and Tony
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T+171: SpaceX, L3Harris Selected by SDA for Missile Warning Satellites
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The Space Development Agency has selected L3Harris and SpaceX to produce satellites for a missile warning constellation. I break down the details of the SDA project, the technical aspects, and what it means to see SpaceX enter the world of satellite manufacturing and sales. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 38 executive produ…
I’m back after a few wonderful weeks offline with my newly-arrived son, Will! I figured I’d jump back in with a rundown of the important and notable bits of news that happened while I was gone. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 38 executive producers—Brandon, Matthew, Simon, Lauren, Melissa, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Ryan, Nadi…
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Point Your Toes! Ep 96 Questions Part 3
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D & T answer your quarantine questionsBy Danielle and Tony
With Anthony off on parental leave, Jake is joined by guest host Emilee Speck and guests Anna and Henna from But It Is Rocket Science to talk about making space podcasts and Life on Venus?! Drinks Outer Planet Brewing - Sullivan 626 Saison (Untappd) Blue Tea (Wikipedia) Playalinda Brewery - Robonaut Red Ale (Untappd) Granville Island Brewing - Over…
D & T Return from the abyss to talk Movie Musicals. They they love them and hate them.By Danielle and Tony
Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush to catch up on a wild few weeks—from VR tours of spaceships, the Doug Loverro situation, Mars mayhem, Starship hops, and of course, the DM-2 boating fiasco. Drinks Rotary Chaos - Ten Bends Beer - Untappd Jai Alai - Cigar City Brewing - Untappd Original Dry Cider - Austin Eastciders - Untappd APRICOT WILD A…
D & T talk about reopening schools and what it means for those that have to work in the buildings.By Danielle and Tony
There have been a ton of recent updates from commercial small launch companies, like increased payload mass and volume from Rocket Lab, contracts and funding from ABL, solved vibration issues from Virgin Orbit, and a few others. With a handful of vehicles on the verge of their first launch, it’s a good time to take a higher-level look at these comp…
The long-awaited news is finally here! ULA and SpaceX have won the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 launch contracts from the US Department of Defense, which leaves Blue Origin’s New Glenn and Northrop Grumman’s OmegA out in the cold. I talk through what this means for each company and launch vehicle, and where things will go from here…
