Off-Nominal – Details, episodes & analysis

Jake is joined by Emma Louden and Tanya Harrison to talk about their new children's book Mia and the Martians and how distilling space down to a child's level is a fascinating and challenging topic.

Topics

• Off-Nominal - YouTube
• Episode 166 - General Five Year Old (with Tanya Harrison and Emma Louden) - YouTube
• Mia the Martians | Indiegogo

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• Emma Louden | Website

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• Tanya Harrison | Website

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• Off-Nominal (@offnom.com) / Bluesky
• Off-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey Space

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• Jake Robins | Blog
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@jakerobins.com) - Bluesky
• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter

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• Main Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey Space
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘

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• WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Gerard van Belle, Astronomer at Lowell Observatory, to talk about the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis, which is about to do some crazy stuff that it does every 78 years and honestly, we really need help understanding it.

Topics

• Off-Nominal - YouTube
• Episode 165 - Vacuum Light Pipe (with Dr. Gerard van Belle) - YouTube
• The Home of Pluto | Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ
• Quirks & Quarks - Wikipedia
• T Coronae Borealis - Wikipedia
• NASA, Global Astronomers Await Rare Nova Explosion - NASA
• Nova explosion visible to the naked eye expected any day now | Ars Technica

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• Dr. Gerard van Belle (@FringeDoctor) / X
• Dr. Gerard van Belle - Lowell Observatory

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• Off-Nominal (@offnom) / Twitter
• Off-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey Space

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• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey Space

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• Main Engine Cut Off
• Main Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | Twitter
• Main Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey Space
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘

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• WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Mark Peller, VP of Vulcan Development at United Launch Alliance, to talk about…well…Vulcan development!

Topics

• Off-Nominal - YouTube
• Episode 156 - It’s All Muscle (with Mark Peller, VP of Vulcan Development at ULA) - YouTube
• United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First Next Generation Vulcan Rocket
• Tory Bruno on X: “Hmm. What’s that? Could it be a second Vulcan mobile launch platform on its way to the new VIF for final assembly?”
• Tory Bruno on X: “By popular demand, here’s some photos of the construction at SLC3 at Vandenberg to convert the pad for Vulcan. (Classic Vandy “June Gloom”). Currently on track to be completed early next year, several months ahead of our first West Coast Vulcan.”
• ULA on X: “#ULARocketShip and #VulcanRocket are on the move! Soon, the #Cert2 booster and Centaur V will be arriving in Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of its launch planned later this year.”
• Tory Bruno on X: “Atlases, Atlases, Atlases… Mighty #AtlasV is stacking up like cord wood at the Cape…”
• Building 5, Atlas Assembly Line | Flickr

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• Off-Nominal (@offnom) / Twitter
• Off-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey Space

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• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey Space

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• Main Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey Space
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘

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• WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

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 Age: Garver, Lori, Isaacson, Walter - Amazon.com: Books
• Escaping Gravity by Lori Garver | Audiobook | Audible.com
• East City Bookshop | Events Escaping Gravity Preorders (Signed Books)
• JSC Oral History Project
• T+205: Phil McAlister, Director of Commercial Spaceflight at NASA - Main Engine Cut Off
• Brooke Owens Fellowship
• Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program
• Patti Grace Smith Fellowship

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• Lori Garver
• Lori Garver (@Lori_Garver) / Twitter

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• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

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• Main Engine Cut Off
• Main Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | Twitter
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter

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• WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

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 concludes OFT-2 test flight with landing in New Mexico - SpaceNews
• Notice Of Intent (NOI) To Issue a Sole Source Modification – NASA Commercial Crew Space Transportation Services - SAM.gov
• NASA to buy five additional Crew Dragon flights - SpaceNews
• NASA Partners with Industry for New Spacewalking, Moonwalking Services | NASA
• Keeping Our Sense of Direction: Dealing With a Dead Sensor - NASA Mars
• Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling - YouTube

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• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter

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• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

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• WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

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 Lyons on Twitter: “Last weekend I spoke on a space career panel, which I nearly bailed on due to my insecurity about being between jobs. But I’m so glad I went & opened up about my funky career path in hopes of inspiring others (and myself!) to dgaf what others think & to embrace career audacity”

Follow Lauren

• Lauren Lyons (@Laur_Ly) | Twitter
• Lauren’s Website | Lauren-Lyons.com

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• Main Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | Twitter
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter

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• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

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• Off-Nominal Logo Tee
• WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

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

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• Debarati Das (@spacewicca) | Twitter
• EnterStellerCo | Etsy

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• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

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• WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

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 Sag A* | YouTube

Follow Pamela

• starstryder (@starstryder) / Twitter
• Pamela’s website | StarStryder.com
• Astronomy Cast | AstronomyCast.com

Follow Anna

• But It Is Rocket Science Podcast
• ButItIsRS (@ButItIsRS) | Twitter

Follow Jake

• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

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• WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

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 Weeden | Secure World
• It's Time for a Global Ban on Destructive Antisatellite Testing - Scientific American
• U.S. declares ban on anti-satellite missile tests, calls for other nations to join - SpaceNews
• U.S. ASAT ban meant to support U.N. discussions on space threats - SpaceNews
• Open-ended working group on reducing space threats - UNODA

Follow Brian

• brianweeden (@brianweeden) / Twitter
• Secure World Foundation (@SWFoundation) / Twitter
• Promoting Cooperative Solutions for Space Sustainability | Secure World

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• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

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• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter

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• WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

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 | Fandom
• Proton M rocket explosion July 2 2013 slow motion full HD - YouTube
• Proton accident with GLONASS satellites
• Vega flight VV17 - Wikipedia
• Full Arianespace Vega VV17 Rocket SEOSat-Ingenio And Taranis Launch And Anomaly / Loss Coverage - YouTube
• ENERGIA - First Flight with Polyus Military Prototype (1987/05/15) - Soviet Launch Vehicle - YouTube
• Ariane 5 rocket launch explosion - YouTube
• Ariane flight V88 - Wikipedia
• Ariane 5-25/01/18 - iPhone X 4K à 30 ips - YouTube
• Ariane 5 VA241 - SES-14 - iPhone Stabilized - YouTube
• Ariane 5 VA241 Anomaly Analysis – Ariane 5 VA241 | Spaceflight101
• The Worst Computer Bugs in History: The Ariane 5 Disaster | Bugsnag Blog
• Titan IV Explosion at Cape Canaveral 8-20-98 (High Definition) - YouTube
• Titan IV A-20 explodes over Cape Canaveral (8-12-98) - YouTube
• DELTA II ROCKET EXPLODES AFTER LIFTOFF! - YouTube
• Delta II GPS IIR-1 Launch and Explosion, January 17, 1997 (Mild Profanity) - YouTube
• Delta-II rocket Launch failure 1997 (GPS IIR-1) 17 January 1997 - YouTube
• GoPro Hero Camera Captures Awesome Sight Of Antares Orb-3 Rocket Explosion - YouTube
• Remote Camera Footage of Antares Rocket Explosion - YouTube

Follow Jake

• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

Follow Anthony

• Main Engine Cut Off
• Main Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | Twitter
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter

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• Off-Nominal Logo Tee
• WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop