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Nov 12, 2018 • 1h 20min

14 - Gary from Lockheed (really this time)

Gary Napier joins Jake and Anthony to discuss doing communications for Lockheed Martin, dodging flat-earthers, and Dean Martin. Beers Colorado Native Amber Lager - Coors - Untappd Dale's Pale Ale - Oskar Blues Brewery - Untappd Perfect Storm - Townsite Brewing - Untappd Topics Ikonos Satellite European Service Module Arrives in Florida | NASA.gov Atlas V carried on an Antonov | 45th Space Wing Orion EM-1 being prepared in the Neil Armstrong Operations & Checkout Building | NASA.gov Crew Quarters being upgraded at Neil Armstrong Operations & Checkout Building | NASA.gov Suggested Epcot Paths for Off-Nominal Meetup Full Revolution of Bennu from 197km | OSIRIS-REx Twitter Bruce McCandless on the first untethered spacewalk | NASA.gov Anthony's weird door to door flat Earth propaganda Picks Artemis | Andy Weir Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast | Michael Robinson Skunkworks | Ben Rich Follow Gary Gary Napier (@garynapier) | Twitter Off-Nominal Merchandise Off-Nominal Logo Team CAESAR Team Dragonfly WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop 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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Oct 18, 2018 • 55min

13 - Bad Looking Unmixed Nuts

Elizabeth Howell joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her trip to Baikonur, the recent Soyuz situations, the politics of the ISS, and Canadian space. Beers (and not beers) DAVIDsTEA Phillips Soda Works – Captain Electro's Intergalactic Root Beer Brawler - Yards Brewing Co. - Untappd Topics Astronaut Saint-Jacques takes final steps towards journey to spaceflight - SpaceQ Eyewitness Observer of Dramatic Soyuz Launch Abort Describes What He Saw The Universe Needs More Canada — Don't Let Go Canada Picks Gallery: Global Precipitation Measurement SVS: Near Real-Time Global Precipitation from the Global Precipitation Measurement Constellation Ventusky - Wind, Rain and Temperature Maps From Above - Astronaut Photography with Don Pettit - YouTube Follow Elizabeth Elizabeth Howell – I share news about space exploration. Reporter, consultant, teacher Elizabeth Howell (@howellspace) | Twitter 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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Sep 17, 2018 • 1h 18min

12 - Gary from Lockheed

Loren Grush joins Jake and Anthony to talk about whatever the hell SpaceX is going to announce, Opportunity’s troubles, the masterpiece that is Space Craft, and why you never start in Mexico. Beers Shiner Bock - Spoetzl Brewery - Untappd Earl Grey IPA - Gulf Islands Brewery (Salt Spring Island Ales) - Untappd Mighty Things - Victory Brewing Company - Untappd Topics Loren Grush on Twitter: “This tweet occurred while I was ordering sushi, and I just now realized I never submitted my order. A true tragedy” SpaceX says it will send someone around the Moon on its future monster rocket - The Verge Space Craft is back with season 2 - The Verge InSight: how NASA got its next Mars lander to the launch site - The Verge NASA is trying to squash conspiracy theories about the space station leak - The Verge Picks The Mars Exploration Rovers Update: NASA Focuses on Recovering Opportunity as Storm Diminishes and Dust Settles | The Planetary Society Watch The First Online at Hulu ROCKETGUT! A town by any other name Follow Loren Loren Grush (@lorengrush) | Twitter Loren Grush (@grushcrush) • Instagram photos and videos lorengrush Profile and Activity - The Verge Space Craft is back with season 2 - The Verge 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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Aug 7, 2018 • 1h 12min

11 - That’s a Peach

Eric Berger joins Jake and Anthony to talk about his recent trip to Kourou, the European launch sector, Commercial Crew announcements, and the social eating segment of JAXA launch streams. Beers Belgian White - Blue Moon Brewing Company - Untappd High Grade IPA - Fairweather Brewing Company - Untappd Philadelphia Pale Ale - Yards Brewing Co. - Untappd Topics As the SpaceX steamroller surges, European rocket industry vows to resist | Ars Technica America's path to space begins in Russia | Adrift - Houston Chronicle Proton M rocket explosion July 2 2013 slow motion full HD - YouTube After seven difficult years, a fine day for NASA and human spaceflight | Ars Technica How can NASA return to the Moon? By making everything reusable, chief says | Ars Technica One possible job for SpaceX’s BFR rocket? Taking the Air Force’s cargo in and out of space. EELV LSA Selection “Sometime in August” - Main Engine Cut Off An interesting passage about Atlas V Phase II engine configurations (relevant to AR-1-Vulcan?) Eric Berger on Twitter: Top thread on /r/SpaceLaunchSystem/ right now is titled, “If BFR Becomes Reality: What will the SLS's Purpose Be?” Picks When Biospheres Collide | NASA Space Craft is back with season 2 - The Verge Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series 1987–1994) - IMDb The Greatest Generation | Maximum Fun Follow Eric Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) | Twitter Rocket Report: Japan chasing SpaceX, missile-test failure, Russian trolling | Ars Technica 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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Jul 10, 2018 • 1h 5min

10 - A Cafe in Milan

Shannon Stirone joins Jake and Anthony for a deep dive into the history, present, and future of the Deep Space Network. Beers La Fin du Monde - Unibroue - Untappd Lemon Gin Saison - Bridge Brewing Company - Untappd HopBack Amber Ale - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd Topics Welcome to the Center of the Universe Uplink-Downlink: A History of the Deep Space Network, 1957-1997 (The NASA History Series) NASA’s Management of the Deep Space Network Picks When a Mars Simulation Goes Wrong - The Atlantic Trouble On The HI-SEAS - Are We There Yet - 90.7 WMFE Surviving Mars | Paradox Interactive Surviving Mars on Steam Annihilation (2018) - IMDb SwRI scientists find evidence of complex organic molecules from Enceladus | Southwest Research Institute Follow Shannon Shannon Stirone (@shannonmstirone) | Twitter 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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Jun 12, 2018 • 1h 5min

09 - Randomly Throwing Money Out Into the Cosmos

Jason Davis joins Jake and Anthony to discuss when and why—but not how—humanity will go to the Moon and Mars. Okay, maybe a little how. And also some space policy talk. Beers Dragoon IPA - Dragoon Brewing Company - Untappd Artistry Series 2 (Noelle Miller) - Wicked Weed Brewing - Untappd Astronomical - Wicked Weed Brewing - Untappd Topics Funpost! Space beer face-off | The Planetary Society The Humans to Mars Summit Is NASA painting itself into a corner with its ISS transition plans? | The Planetary Society Why China is opening its space station to international partners Bezos outlines vision of Blue Origin’s lunar future - SpaceNews.com A brief history of Resource Prospector, NASA's cancelled lunar mission | The Planetary Society NASA has a Moon landing plan—sort of | The Planetary Society Picks Pop Chart Lab | Design + Data = Delight | The Chart of Cosmic Exploration Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto: Alan Stern, David Grinspoon The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos: Christian Davenport Amazon.com: Ursula K. Le Guin: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle Amazon.com: Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions eBook: Ursula K. Le Guin: Kindle Store Follow Jason Jason Davis (@jasonrdavis) | Twitter Jason Davis | The Planetary Society ROCKETGUT! 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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May 15, 2018 • 1h 20min

08 - God Save The Queen

While Anthony is away in Europe, Jake is joined by fellow space podcasters Matt and Jamie from the Interplanetary Podcast to discuss Jake's trip to California to see InSight and what's going on in the UK Space Industry. Beers Cold Spark - Big Smoke Brewing Company | Untappd Curious Brew Lager - Chapel Down | Untappd Belgian Red - Postmark Brewing | Untappd Topics NASA's List of Human Health Risks Mars Nation Event | Interplanetary Podcast Thirty Years to the Centre of Mars | WeMartians Podcast The Frosty Plains of Utopia Planitia (feat. Cassie Stuurman) | WeMartians Podcast British Government formally considering its own satellite navigation system | Financial Times The U.K. Space Agency wants Britain to capture 10 percent of the global space economy by 2030 | CNBC Goonhilly | Interplanetary Podcast NASA's Orion Laser Communication | NASA When Biospheres Collide | NASA Gödel, Escher, Back | Goodreads What a Planet Labs Dove looks like Picks (plus the items we discussed after Picks in the spontaneous discussion that followed) The Last Man on the Moon | imdb Interview with Mark Craig, Director | Interplanetary Podcast The Americans | imdb NASA's Eyes on the Solar System Software Stellarium Software Gunter's Space Page Interview with Moon Hoaxer Marcus Allen Part 1 | Interplanetary Podcast Interview with Moon Hoaxer Marcus Allen Part 1 | Interplanetary Podcast Why People Believe Weird Things | Goodreads Mars One Waning | WeMartians Podcast Mars Special (feat. Jake) | Interplanetary Podcast Follow The Interplanetary Podcast The Interplanetary Podcast - Putting the Ace Back in to Space The Interplanetary Podcast (@interplanetypod) | Twitter 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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Apr 10, 2018 • 1h 13min

07 - FLying Around Mars Imaging aNd Geography Observatory

Tanya Harrison joins Jake and Anthony to discuss the James Webb Space Telescope delays, planetary missions and their ability to stay under budget and on time, and the benefits and drawbacks of decadal surveys. Beers Dortmunder Gold - Great Lakes Brewing Company - Untappd Commodore Perry IPA - Great Lakes Brewing Company - Untappd Oumuamua - Driftwood Brewery - Untappd Topics SSB: Space Studies Board NASA delays JWST launch to 2020 - SpaceNews.com Tanya Harrison on Twitter: “In reference to discussions yesterday about whether the next astronomy & astrophysics decadal survey should be delayed to see what happens with JWST” Satellites Taking Pictures of Rockets Carrying More Satellites KH-11 Kennen - Wikipedia File:KH-11-best-SHIPYARD.jpg - Wikimedia Commons Picks Planet Earth: Blue Planet II | BBC America Malin Space Science Systems Captioned Image Release, MSSS-524 Satellite images from highly oblique angles are pretty mindblowing | Ars Technica Follow Tanya Tanya of Mars Tanya Harrison (@tanyaofmars) | Twitter tanyaofmars | Redbubble 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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Mar 6, 2018 • 1h 14min

06 - I’ve Got Like 35 Loons

Brendan Bryne joins Jake and Anthony to discuss the National Space Council, the 2019 NASA Budget Request, and the wonders of Jai Alai. Beers Jai Alai - Cigar City Brewing - Untappd Red Fish - Flying Fish Brewing Company - Untappd HopFish India Pale Ale (IPA) - Flying Fish Brewing Company - Untappd Sasquatch Stout - Old Yale Brewing Co. - Untappd Topics Palm Beach Jai-alai Commercial - YouTube NASA Provides Coverage of the National Space Council Meeting - YouTube As Elon Musk antagonized rival, the space industry battled over who will host a cocktail reception for the vice president - The Washington Post How the Trump administration wants to make it easier for commercial space companies to do business - The Verge NASA budget proposal plans end of NASA funding of ISS, seeks commercial transition - SpaceNews.com Astronaut Story Musgrave Talks Imagination And Ingenuity - Are We There Yet - 90.7 WMFE Picks Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto, Alan Stern, David Grinspoon - Amazon.com Mars: The NASA Mission Reports: Apogee Books Space Series 10 (Includes CDROM: Mars Movies and Images): Robert Godwin: 9781896522623: Amazon.com: Books Mars The NASA Mission Reports by Robert Godwin An Apogee Books Publication Mars: The NASA Mission Reports Vol 2: Apogee Books Space Series 44: Robert Godwin: 9781894959056: Amazon.com: Books Mars The NASA Mission Reports Volume 2 by Robert Godwin An Apogee Books Publication A Message from Earth Follow Brendan Are We There Yet - 90.7 WMFE Are We There Yet? (@AWTYMars) | Twitter Brendan Byrne (@SpaceBrendan) | Twitter 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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Feb 13, 2018 • 1h 4min

05 - The Volume of Anti-Starmanism

Jake and Anthony discuss the few days they spent together in Florida last week to see Falcon Heavy launch, tell a few stories, and work through their feelings on Starman. Beers Golden Monkey - Victory Brewing Company - Untappd Enjoy Your Time Away - DuClaw Brewing Company - Untappd Super Jupiter Mango ISA - Howe Sound Brewing - Untappd Sweet Heat Blonde - Playalinda Brewing Company - Untappd Topics Falcon Heavy Test Flight - YouTube Falcon Heavy Demo from the Press Site - YouTube Starman Forever Manuel Mazzanti (@manumazzanti) • Instagram photos and videos Picks Falcon Heavy Test Flight - Countdown Net Audio - 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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