Episodes
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263 - Eric’s Burger Article
Jake and Anthony break down the oh-my-god-how-long-is-this-update Artemis III and IV updates, and the current SpaceX-turning-away-from-the-industry discourse. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 263 - Eric’s Burger Article - YouTube Artemis Acceleration (Oct. 23, 2026) - YouTube SpaceX no longer...
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262 - Barely Moons
Jake and Anthony run through the news to talk about MMX and its Phobos sample return, the return of Venus missions, and the always-talked-about-dearth-of-launch-vehicles. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 262 - Barely Moons - YouTube Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian...
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261 - I am the LEO Economy (with Eric Berger)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about the latest Starliner situation, LEO beyond Dragon, and NASA’s commercial LEO policy. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 261 - I am the LEO Economy (with Eric Berger) - YouTube NASA issues long-awaited...
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260 - Launching on Thursday (with Scott Edwards)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Scott Edwards, Director and Executive Producer of To the Black, a documentary chronicling Firefly’s journey from bankruptcy to almost bankruptcy again to international drama to orbit and all the moments in between. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 260…
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259 - Overhead (with Chris Kemp)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Astra founder and CEO Chris Kemp to talk about the company’s road back from the brink, Rocket 4, and why he still sees a path for it today. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 259 - Overhead (with Chris Kemp) - YouTube Astra Rocket 4.0 | Private Space Launch…
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258 - Not a Space Guy (with Daniel Drew)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Daniel Drew of the University of Hawaiʻi to talk about SPARK, his concept for exploring Titan’s caves with aerobots powered by solid-state atmospheric ion thrusters. Seriously. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 258 - Not a Space Guy (with Daniel Drew) - YouTube...
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257 - Can You Fix Our RV? (with Nick Cialdella)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Nick Cialdella, CTO of Varda Space Industries, to talk about manufacturing pharmaceuticals in space, the reentry technology that brings them back to Earth, Varda’s hypersonic testbed, and the business case for making things in orbit. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube...
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256 - The Ellis Number
Jake and Anthony talk about Blue Origin building the Mars Telecommunications Network, Stoke splashing the cash and talking up Nova Block 2, and Anthony has a weird theory about Jared Isaacman. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 256 - The Ellis Number - YouTube NASA selects Blue Origin for Mars...
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255 - Sorry, Reno (with Matt Gjertsen)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Matt Gjertsen, Founder of BUILT, to talk about his book, Minimum Viable Manager: Three Essential Skills for Leading Technical Teams That Solve Big Problems, the recovery of Starship at Christmas Island, and Starbase Louisiana. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode…
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254 - An Advocate of Crazy (with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Former Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and leader of ETH Zurich Space, to talk about the state of science missions at NASA. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 254 - An Advocate of Crazy (with Dr. Thomas…
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253 - Dome is Your Strategy
It’s time for actual stock tips. Jake and Anthony draft competing $100,000 space portfolios and lock them in for a year. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 253 - Dome is Your Strategy - YouTube Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-Nominal Support the show, join the Discord Off-Nominal...
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252 - Paying Now and Later (with Eric Berger and Joe Barnard)
Anthony is joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, and Joe Barnard to talk about crewed spaceflight in the 2030s, what options exist if and when Dragon stops flying, and what we should do about it. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 252 - Paying Now and Later (with Eric…
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251 - Yada Yada Yada (with Dan Rasky, Charles Miller, and Charlie Camarda)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Dan Rasky, Charles Miller, and Charlie Camarda—the sources of the heat shield discourse!—to talk about Starship Flight 13 and thermal protection systems overall. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 251 - Yada Yada Yada (with Dan Rasky, Charles Miller, and Charlie...
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250 - Tile Enthusiast
Jake and Anthony talk about Starship Flight 13, the heat shield discourse, Dragon beyond 2030, and shockingly, Jake was the one to say “Let’s talk about the National Security Space Launch program.” Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 250 - Tile Enthusiast - YouTube SpaceX on X: “The Starship...
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249 - Peeing Out Your Bones (with Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer, co-founders of Icarus Robotics, to talk about—what else?—robots in space! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 249 - Peeing Out Your Bones (with Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer) - YouTube Icarus Robotics Icarus raises $6.1M to take on...
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248 - Earth Quality (with Jason Dunn)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Outpost Co-Founder and CEO Jason Dunn to talk about their Earth return vehicles across national security, in-space manufacturing, and other industries. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 248 - Earth Quality (with Jason Dunn) - YouTube Outpost Follow Jason Jason…
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247 - RTGs Don’t Grow on Trees
Jake and Anthony talk about the PROMISE rover, the state of decisions in NASA’s Isaacman era, Rocket Lab buying Iridium, and they give Jeremy Hansen a clap out. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 247 - RTGs Don’t Grow on Trees - YouTube NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the...
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246 - Stock Tips
Jake catches Anthony up on the news he missed while on vacation, and also how expensive stage adapters have become. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 246 - Stock Tips - YouTube Did Rocket Lab's Suborbital Rocket Reach Orbit? SpaceX is now a public company valued for its AI potential, so what...
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245 - Polar Bears and Penguins (with Jonathan Goff and Mike Loucks)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan Goff, Director of Advanced Concepts at Gravitics, and Mike Loucks, CEO at SEE, to talk about where to put orbital depots, trajectories from there to the Moon and Mars, and to otherwise set the record straight on their papers after Anthony’s...
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244 - Helen from Everywhere (with Lindy Elkins-Tanton)
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Principal Investigator of Psyche, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about Leadership on big NASA missions in her new book Mission Ready. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 244 - Helen from Everywhere (with Lindy Elkins-Tanton) - YouTube Mission Ready by Lindy Elkins-Tanton |...
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243 - Ducktricity (with Miles O’Brien)
Miles O’Brien joins Jake and Anthony to talk about Starship Flight 12, the NASA Moon Base updates on LTVs and landers, and Miles’ trip to Antarctica. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 243 - Ducktricity (with Miles O’Brien) - YouTube NASA takes steps toward building Moon Base, including...
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242 - Jared Propulsion Laboratory
Jake and Anthony kick around the SpaceX IPO filing, upcoming first flight of Starship V3, and reorganization at NASA. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 242 - Jared Propulsion Laboratory - YouTube A Message From Administrator Jared Isaacman - NASA NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate…
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241 - Maybe the Denver Airport (with Andrew Rush)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Andrew Rush, Co-founder and CEO of Star Catcher, to talk about building a power grid in space, their upcoming in-space demonstration, their big fundraising round announced this week, and where they go from here. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 241 - Maybe the...
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240 - Canada’s NASA (with Trevor Kjorlien)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Trevor Kjorlien of Plateau Astro to talk about making and running a mobile planetarium, his time at the Canadian Space Agency, and a whole lot more. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 240 - Canada’s NASA (with Trevor Kjorlien) - YouTube Plateau Astro | Astronomy...
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239 - Let’s Go Swimming (with Jennifer Vaughn)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Jennifer Vaughn, the new CEO of The Planetary Society to talk about her vision for the organization. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 239 - Let’s Go Swimming (with Jennifer Vaughn) - YouTube The Planetary Society Meet Jennifer Vaughn | The Planetary Society Days...
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238 - KGB Guardian Angel (with Chuck Deiterich)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Chuck Deiterich, a Retrofire Officer on many Apollo missions, including Apollo 8, 11, and 13. He went on to work on Skylab, the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests, among others. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 238 - KGB...
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237 - Farside Standard Time (with Kelsey Young)
Kelsey Young, Artemis Science Flight Operations Lead, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the science of Artemis II, incorporating science into human spaceflight, and obviously, to spread Moon Joy. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 237 - Farside Standard Time (with Kelsey Young) - YouTube...
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236 - Juicy Red Fruits (with Casey Dreier)
Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the dichotomy of NASA right now: the Artemis II lunar flyby, and the FY2027 budget request. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 236 - Juicy Red Fruits (with Casey Dreier) - YouTube What is the…
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235 - Basement of the VAB
It finally happened. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 235 - Basement of the VAB - YouTube NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast) - YouTube NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast) - YouTube Off-Nominal/artemis-history Artemis II was decades in the...
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234 - FREEDOM! (with Lori Garver)
Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about NASA’s Ignition event, and the unbelievably fast-moving space policy landscape. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 234 - FREEDOM! (with Lori Garver) - YouTube Ignition - NASA NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve...
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233 - How Fuzzy the Fuzzy Is
Jake and Anthony play a 3-year-delayed round of Anomaly Feud! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 233 - How Fuzzy the Fuzzy Is - YouTube Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show! - Off-Nominal Support the show, join the Discord Off-Nominal (@offnom) / Twitter Off-Nominal (@[email protected]) - Spacey...
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232 - Repurpose, Reprogram, Reconfigure, or Reassign
Jake and Anthony sort through the news mayhem that has been the last few weeks. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 232 - Repurpose, Reprogram, Reconfigure, or Reassign - YouTube The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race - Ars Technica Congress extends ISS and tells NASA to...
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231 - Single Bing (with Justin Cyrus)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Justin Cyrus, CEO and Founder of Lunar Outpost, to talk about their rovers—Eagle and MAPP—and everything else they’re working on. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Home | Lunar Outpost NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears - Ars Technica...
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230 - Bequeathed in the Divorce
Jake and Anthony catch up on Starliner’s no good very bad report, Artemis II’s no good very bad fueling tests, and Vulcan’s no good very bad solid rocket boosters. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 230 - Bequeathed in the divorce - YouTube NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis...
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229 - 40% Rule (with Jeff Hill)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeff Hill, Chairman of SATELLITE, to talk about their upcoming event, SATShow Week 2026, and trends in the industry that are sure to be a focus—direct-to-cell services, data centers in space, megaconstellations, and the defense market. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube...
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228 - The SpaceX Reverse Mortgage
Mars is dead! Long live the Moon! Jake and Anthony kick around the recent flurry of SpaceX news—the IPO, data centers, and a focus on the Moon. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 228 - The SpaceX Reverse Mortgage - YouTube SpaceX acquires xAI, plans to launch a massive satellite constellation…
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227 - They Make the Rocket from One Factory (with Alastair Storm Browne)
Jake and Anthony are joined by author Alastair Storm Browne to talk about developing space, and his new book, Building the Space Infrastructure. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 227 - They Make the Rocket from One Factory (with Alastair Storm Browne) - YouTube Amazon.com: Building the Space...
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226 - Missiles are Rockets (with Pat O)
Jake and Anthony are joined by noted industry watcher Pat O to talk about Rocket Lab’s development of Neutron in the Mid-Atlantic. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 226 - Missiles are Rockets (with Pat O) - YouTube Rocket Lab's Electron's First Launch from Wallops Island - YouTube pat o. 🚀 on...
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225 - Industry Watcher (with Jeff Foust)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeff Foust of SpaceNews to catch up on the news: Artemis II on the pad, Blue Origin’s upcoming first reuse of a New Glenn first stage, TeraWave, and more. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 225 - Industry Watcher (with Jeff Foust) - YouTube Blue Origin on X: “New...
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224 - Gotta Wear the Pants (with Eric Berger and Casey Handmer)
Anthony is joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, and Casey Handmer, Founder of Terraform Industries, to talk about Eric’s visit to NASA HQ for a meeting on the Orion heat shield, the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, and Administrator Isaacman’s first few weeks. Topics Off-Nominal…
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223 - Not a Friend, But a Customer (with Emilee Speck)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Emilee Speck, Senior Content Editor at AccuWeather, to look back at their 2025 predictions, and make a few for 2026. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 223 - Not a Friend, But a Customer (with Emilee Speck) - YouTube Follow Emilee Emilee Speck (@EMSpeck) / X…
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222 - Way to Gaureau (Presenting the 2025 Off-Nominees with Brendan Byrne)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Brendan Byrne, News Director at Central Florida Public Media and host of Are We There Yet?, to present the 2025 Off-Nominees: the most bizarre space news stories of the year. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 222 - Way to Gaureau (Presenting the 2025 Off-Nominees...
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221 - Ornithopter of Spacecraft (with Jeffrey Kluger)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeffrey Kluger to talk about his new book, Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 221 - Ornithopter of Spacecraft (with Jeffrey Kluger) - YouTube Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story: Kluger…
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220 - I Will Always Follow the Law, Senator (with Loren Grush)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush of Bloomberg to talk about Jared Isaacman’s second nomination hearing and everything else going on around the industry, like maybe Sam Altman’s foray into rockets. Also, a little side quest into AI. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 220 - I Will…
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219 - ITAR-Certified Auction Houses (with Ed Ge)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Ed Ge, CEO and co-founder of Aethero, a space computing startup focused on building the best integrated hardware and software in space. Also we randomly go eBay shopping for old Russian space hardware. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 219 - ITAR-Certified…
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218 - How Many Boeing 737s Tall
Jake and Anthony watch the ESCAPADE launch on New Glenn, and catch up on some other news. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 218 - How Many Boeing 737s Tall - YouTube Replay: New Glenn Mission NG-2 Webcast - YouTube New Glenn launches NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission, lands booster - SpaceNews What...
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217 - Buran DMCA Takedown (with Paul Fjeld)
Jake and Anthony are joined by space artist and illustrator Paul Fjeld to review their rocket tier list, adjust some rankings, and add some new contenders to the mix. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 217 - Buran DMCA Takedown (with Paul Fjeld) - YouTube Episode 217 Outtakes Rocket Tier List...
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216 - Golden Llama (with Eric Berger)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about the fight to be NASA Administrator, and to provide the lander for Artemis 3. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 216 - Golden Llama (with Eric Berger) - YouTube Why did NASA’s chief just shake up the...
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215 - Gainesville-on-Ocala (with Craig Baerwaldt and Sarah Freese)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Craig Baerwaldt and Sarah Freese to talk about Space Happy Hour and the upcoming Sally’s Night event, honoring Sally Ride and celebrating women in aerospace. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 215 - Gainesville-on-Ocala (with Craig Baerwaldt and Sarah Freese) -...
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214 - Blasting Through the Pork Chop
Jake and Anthony do a good ol’ news roundup—Jared Isaacman may be back as NASA Administrator, Stoke Space raises a ton of money, New Glenn gets ready for its next launch, and we have thoughts about the communication of phasing orbits. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 214 - Blasting Through…
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