Michael Sheetz of CNBC and Eric Berger of Ars Technica join Anthony to talk about the latest in the finance side of space—what’s up in the world of funding, which businesses look steady and which look shaky, and of course, how you can’t spell space without SPAC.DrinksIPA - Brotherton Brewing Company - UntappdLove Street - Karbach Brewing Co - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 50 - Was That a Bake Sale? - YouTubeVirgin Galactic stock rises on ticket sales, $150,000 deposit newsVirgin Galactic has lost $1 billion during the last two years | Ars TechnicaChamath Palihapitiya steps down from Virgin Galactic boardRocket Lab Selected by MDA to Design and Build Spacecraft for Globalstar | Rocket LabBezos' Blue Origin building more space tourism rockets, CEO saysAstra stock drops 26% after NASA mission fails mid-launchRocket builder Astra postpones NASA ELaNa 41 mission after abortAE Industrial Partners Reaches a Definitive Agreement to Acquire a Significant Stake in Firefly Aerospace, a Leading Provider of Launch and In-Space VehiclesMichael Sheetz on Twitter: “Update: Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners is acquiring "a significant stake" in Firefly Aerospace from Polyakov, the companies announce, for an undisclosed amount.”Satellite imagery shows Russian attack on Ukraine from spaceDmitry Rogozin says he does not appreciate “openly hostile” US policy | Ars TechnicaRussia responds to European astronauts: We’ll give you independent spaceflight | Ars TechnicaFollow MichaelMichael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) / TwitterMichael Sheetz Profile - CNBCFollow EricEric Berger (@SciGuySpace) / TwitterEric Berger | Ars TechnicaFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony talk about some (really good) changes coming to the show, Jared Isaacman’s privately-funded Gemini program, and SpaceX’s Starship…update.DrinksTecate - Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma S.A. de C.V. - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 49 - Spacewalk Chaperone - YouTubePolaris ProgramStarship Update - YouTubeStarbase ShirtsFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dylan Taylor, Chairman & CEO of Voyager Space Holdings, founder of Space for Humanity, and commercial astronaut on Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-19.DrinksZero Sugar & Handcrafted Craft Soda - Virgil's Brand SitePerpetual IPA - Tröegs Independent Brewing - UntappdLondon Porter - Söhnfeld BreweryHazelnut & Vanilla Ale - Söhnfeld BreweryTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 48 - The Abort Motor DLC (with Dylan Taylor) - YouTubeHappy Hour - Off-NominalHappy Hour - YouTubeVoyager Space HoldingsSpace for Humanity • To Space, For EarthReplay: New Shepard Mission NS-19 Webcast - YouTubeRecap: New Shepard Mission NS-19 - YouTubePicksSpace Explorers on Oculus Quest 2 | OculusSpace Explorers | Board Game | BoardGameGeekDon’t Look Up | NetflixBreaking the Chains of Gravity by Amy Shira TeitelFollow DylanDylan TaylorDylan Taylor (@dylan) / TwitterFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matthew Russell of the The Interplanetary Podcast to talk about the wackiest space news of the year and to crown the winners of the 2021 Off-Nominees.DrinksDouble Blizzard - Tröegs Independent Brewing - UntappdWandle - Sambrook's Brewery - UntappdToro Petate · Christmas Stout - Cuerno De Toro - UntappdCerveza Patito - Mérida, Yucatán - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 47 - The Birdy in French Guiana - YouTubeHappy Hour - Off-NominalHappy Hour - YouTubeOff-Nominal Happy Hour - Dec 9, 2021 (with John Kraus) - YouTubeOff-Nominal Happy Hour - Dec 16, 2021 - YouTubePicksWatch The Expanse - Season 6 | Prime VideoFor All Mankind | Apple TV+Geostorm (2017) - IMDbGeostorm - Rotten TomatoesOff-Nominal on Twitter: “because you come here for great content, we'd to share with you the top ten reasons we think every space fan should watch the 2017 warner brothers science fiction disaster film geostorm starring gerard butler buckle up anomalies cause this is the bad movie you love to hate”Event Horizon (1997) - IMDbEvent Horizon - Rotten TomatoesFollow MatthewThe Interplanetary Podcast (@Interplanetypod) / TwitterThe Interplanetary Podcast | UK | Space ExplorationRecovering Queen : The Queen PodcastFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian to talk about Russia’s latest endangerment to the ISS—their anti-satellite operationthat resulted in a huge debris field—and about how Jonathan does all the excellent work he does tracking launches, satellites, and where everything in space is going.DrinksPhelddagrif - Thodes Ale - UntappdSátiro - Thodes Ale - UntappdGenmaichaOrangina | Sparkling Citrus DrinkAnthony’s Gin & Tonic: half Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, half Schweppes Tonic, and a shitload of limeTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 46 - Anti-Satellite Own Goal (with Jonathan McDowell) - YouTubeRussia destroys satellite in ASAT test - SpaceNews2021 Russian satellite intercept - YouTubeOfficial ASAT - Anti Satellite Missile Mission / Mission Shakti Video by DRDO - YouTubeJonathan McDowell on Twitter: “Here is the orbit of ISS (blue) compared to that of the Ikar No. 39L satellite (cover name Kosmos-1408) (magenta) and the part of the orbit where the crew have been warned of possible collisions with a debris field (red). This shows Kosmos-1408 is a plausible candidate”Jonathan McDowell on Twitter: “The latest Starlink batch (Group 4-1) of 53 sats seems to include one dud - Starlink 3123 (red) is not orbit raising. (Green: deployment rods).”Jonathan McDowell on Twitter: “Another space collision of interest was the disintegration on 2020 Jul 12 of object 43673, an inert piece of a Japanese rocket. (Event - green; debris objects cataloged later - red; orbit height of 43673 itself - blue)”The edge of space: Revisiting the Karman Line - ScienceDirectOrbiting Frog Otolith - WikipediaKSP History Part 66 - Orbiting Frog Otolith - ImgurInternational Cometary Explorer - WikipediaKSP History Part 112 - ISEE-3 - post - ImgurPicksFoundation | Apple TV+The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth by Elizabeth TaskerAsteroids: How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space by Martin ElvisUnmanned Spaceflight.comFollow JonathanJonathan McDowell (@planet4589) / TwitterJonathan's Space ReportFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by two returning favorites, Loren Grush and Miriam Kramer, to talk about Loren’s time away from the space news grind, and Miriam’s excellent podcast following Inspiration4.DrinksCometa, Irish Red Ale, from The Beer Company. in YucatanAurora Boreal, from The Beer Company. in YucatanBigelow Green TeaChamomile tea2016 Azienda Agricola Marianot Garblet, Barolo DOCGTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 45 - Nauka Got Milkshake Ducked (with Loren Grush and Miriam Kramer) - YouTubeEpisode 40 - SpaceX Play Place - Off-NominalNelson: “Watch the Chinese” – SpacePolicyOnline.comInSight: how NASA got its next Mars lander to the launch site - The VergeCrumbly Mars Rock, Not Hardware Flaws, Scuttled Perseverance's First Sample Attempt - Scientific AmericanMoment Nauka's thrusters fired changing ISS' attitude. Both live cameras with real time telemetry - YouTubeSpaceX Starship Playist - YouTubeInspiration4 - HomeBook Deals: Week of August 3, 2020PicksThe Next Astronauts Part 5: The Launch - AxiosCountdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space - NetflixDune Novels – The Official Dune WebsiteApogee of Fear! -- NASA VERSION. Written & produced by Tracy Hickman, Directed by Richard Garriott - YouTubeFoundation | Apple TV+Joey Roulette (@joroulette) / TwitterFollow LorenLoren Grush (@lorengrush) | TwitterLoren Grush (@grushcrush) • Instagram photos and videoslorengrush Profile and Activity - The VergeFollow MiriamMiriam Kramer (@mirikramer) / TwitterAxios Newsletter SignupFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Joe Barnard of BPS.Space to talk about what he’s been working on lately, what it’s like being a creator online these days, and various other topics like Firefly’s first launch, Virgin Galactic’s Kobayashi Maru, and what Chuck E. Cheese has been up to during the pandemic.DrinksBubble Stash - Hop Valley Brewing Company - UntappdMolson Canadian - Molson Coors Canada - UntappdTrouble By Design - Magnify Brewing Company - UntappdWizard Nebula - Modern Times Beer - UntappdThe Pine Tar Incident - El Segundo Brewing Company - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 44 - Jeff Bezos’ OnlyFans (with Joe Barnard) - YouTubeWorld's Smallest Rocket Flight Computer? - YouTubeTaking A Break - YouTubeFirefly Alpha failure blamed on premature engine shutdown - SpaceNewsFirefly Alpha FLTA001 - YouTubeThe Red Warning Light on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Space Flight | The New YorkerFAA grounds SpaceShipTwo after problem on July flight - SpaceNewsAstra Test Flight (Launch Vehicle 0006) - YouTubeTried to support local business via Grubhub tonight... Pasquallys pizza and wings ended up being an alias for Chuck E Cheese. Well played : philadelphiaPicksThe Next Astronauts Part I: A Few Ordinary People - AxiosNational Hurricane Centerbbno$ & Rich Brian - edamame (Official Video) - YouTubeThink Again, the latest book from Adam GrantFollow JoeBPS.SpaceBPS.space - YouTubeJoe Barnard (@joebarnard) / TwitterFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Chelsea Gohd from Space.com to talk about the rarest of space events: double hot drama! Nauka, after a tumultuous week of its own, almost destroyed the ISS, and Blue Origin wrote an open letter while simulatenously losing its protest.DrinksHaze Charmer - Tröegs Independent Brewing - UntappdMonte Fiorentine Soave Classico - Ca' RugateSpace Cadet - Pile O' Bones Brewing Company - UntappdChelsea’s Mango Green Tea HydrationTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 43 - Aggressively Undocking (with Chelsea Gohd) - YouTubeBoeing Starliner OFT-2 launch to space station delayed following Russian module mishap | SpaceSpace station situation with Russian module misfire more serious than stated: report | SpaceBlue Origin | Open Letter to Administrator NelsonBlue Origin protest of NASA moon lander choice nixed by government agency | SpaceVirgin Galactic launches Richard Branson to space in 1st fully crewed flight of VSS Unity | SpaceSpace Traveler: Chelsea Goes to Mars - YouTubePicksSimeon Schmauß on Twitter: “Here is a look back at the 9th Flight of #MarsHelicopter It was the longest flight to date and took Ingenuity over a large dune-covered area called Séítah. I reconstructed the flight path with photogrammetry from the helicopters NAV images and animated it in @Blender (2x speed)”Foxanne | SpotifyKatya Pavlushchenko (@katlinegrey) / TwitterKatya Pavlushchenko on Twitter: “Today, we visited the Baikonur museum and the houses of Gagarin and Korolev! Will show you the photos a little bit later.”Follow ChelseaChelsea GohdChelsea "Foxanne" Gohd (@chelsea_gohd) / TwitterArticles by: Chelsea Gohd | SpaceFOXANNEFoxanne | SpotifyFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake is moving, and has left Anthony alone with the keys to the show. Chris Gebhardt of NASASpaceflight and Jason Davis of the Planetary Society return to the show to talk about our newest Venus armada, China’s new space station, and the space politics cold war of Artemis vs China & Russia’s International Lunar Research Station. And bizarrely, an entire segment about Ares I-X.DrinksTullamore D.E.W. - Triple Distilled Blended Irish WhiskeyMoonJuice Galactic Grapefruit IPA - SanTan Brewing Company - UntappdField Study IPA - Tröegs Independent Brewing - UntappdTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 42 - Bullish on the Moon (with Chris Gebhardt and Jason Davis) - YouTubeNEW YORK TIMES COLUMBIA SPACE SHUTTLE WENDY'S DRINK GLASS EXCELLENT COND | eBayThe case for Venus | The Planetary SocietyDouble Venus missions: all the burning questions NASA hopes to answer | The Planetary SocietyESA - ESA selects revolutionary Venus mission EnVisionThe Quest for Life on Venus | The Planetary SocietyARES I-X Launch - YouTube[HD] Real Sound of Space Shuttle STS-117 Launch, 3 miles - YouTubeAndrew Jones on Twitter: “Here's a good thread on Tianhe activities with screenshots from CCTV, showing the chaos after getting supplies from Tianzhou-2, in EVA suits. There's even a soft toy cow (as it's Chinese year of the Ox)”Marcia Smith on Twitter: “Waltz: do you support the Wolf amendment? Nelson: it's the law and I support it. Waltz: do you support making it permanent? Nelson: yes, but also have to find places to work together like space debris. [story of LM5B reentry]”There’s an astronaut in a gorilla suit floating around the ISS - The VergeDownlink for MacArticles | The Planetary SocietyPicksDongfang Hour – The only English podcast discussing Chinese aerospace and technologyHomemade Documentaries - YouTubeThe Great Silence: Science and Philosophy of Fermi's Paradox: Ćirković, Milan M. - Amazon.com: BooksFollow JasonJason Davis (@jasonrdavis) / TwitterThe Planetary SocietyFollow ChrisNASASpaceFlight.comChris G - NSF (@ChrisG_NSF) | TwitterFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

This month, Anthony and Jake are taking it bit easier. It’s summer, everyone is excited about getting back in to the world again, and space news will be winding down a bit.It’s just the two of us, and we go through a potpourri of topics from random space stories that have caught our attention, some stray conspiracy theory talk, then talk shop about our plans for the show, our work, our lives, and more.DrinksBourbon Blood Orange - Bridge Brewing Company - UntappdPodere Casa Rossa Vernaccia | Total Wine & MoreTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 41 - Roscosmos Shoulda Bought Bitcoin - YouTubeChina acknowledges Long March 5B situation as rocket heads for weekend reentry - SpaceNewsLong March 5B falls into Indian Ocean after world follows rocket reentry - SpaceNewsAdversary Drones Are Spying On The U.S. And The Pentagon Acts Like They're UFOsStarship Orbital- First Flight FCC ExhibitRussian actress, Japanese entrepreneur cleared for space station visits – Spaceflight NowMain Engine Cut Off on Twitter: “It’s Space Shirt Friday in the @offnom Discord and Will is pulling for @RocketLab this week”PicksBossart: America's Forgotten Rocket Scientist, by Don MitchellAtlas: The Ultimate Weapon by Those Who Built It (Apogee Books Space Series), by Chuck WalkerDan CarlinHardcore History AddendumTaming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket 1958-2002Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) / TwitterThomas Pesquet | FlickrMusic! | Life continues onboard the International Space Stat… | FlickrThomas Pesquet on Twitter: “@Astro_illini My own excuse to flex is the inverted “2” for “Crew2” ✌, but yours is not bad either 💪😉”Follow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop