Off-Nominal 224 - Gotta Wear the Pants (with Eric Berger and Casey Handmer)
Jan 16, 2026
01:04:11
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.
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- Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight. - Ars Technica
- NASA’s Orion Space Capsule Is Flaming Garbage – Casey Handmer's blog
- Reid Wiseman on X: “Good morning, Moon. See you next month?”
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X: “Yesterday, I met with SpaceX and Blue Origin to understand the latest plans to accelerate NASA’s Artemis timeline. The capabilities these two partners are pioneering will be essential to returning NASA astronauts to the lunar surface, establishing an enduring presence, and…”
- Safety panel says NASA should have taken Starliner incident more seriously - Ars Technica
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