

Off-Nominal
Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo
Two friends, two beers, and a casual conversation about space. Landing monthly in your podcast feed.
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Dec 5, 2017 • 1h 19min
03 - Don’t Fail Me Now, Twitter Translate!
Jake tells us the story of Chinese spaceflight, and Anthony gets us ready for their future in space.
Beers
Mad Elf (2017) - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd
Walt Wit - Philadelphia Brewing Company - Untappd
Pennsylvania Pale Ale - Philadelphia Brewing Company - Untappd
Tsingtao - Tsingtao Brewery - Untappd
Topics
Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) | Twitter
ChinaSpaceflight (@cnspaceflight) | Twitter
Qian Xuesen documentary - YouTube
Long March (rocket family) - Wikipedia
China sets out long-term space transportation roadmap including a nuclear space shuttle
Why China’s Long March 5 is crucial to its space ambitions
China progressing with work on new medium, heavy and super-heavy Long March launch vehicles
China aims for first sea launch in 2018, will develop low cost space launches and reusable space plane
ESA and Chinese astronauts train together / Astronauts / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA
Picks
Space Shuttle Decision, 1965-1972 (History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 1) by T. A. Heppenheimer
History of the Space Shuttle, Volume Two: Development of the Space Shuttle, 1972-1981 by T. A. Heppenheimer
How far they'll go: Moana shows the power of Polynesian celestial navigation | The Planetary Society
Journal of the Polynesian Society: Re-learning A Vanishing Art, By B. R. Finney Et Al., P 41-90
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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

Nov 7, 2017 • 1h 3min
02 - Interstellar Rock (and Roll)
Anthony and Jake dive into Gravitational Wave astronomy, salute a passing interstellar traveler, and pour one out for a lost rock legend.
Beers
100th Meridian Organic Amber Lager - Mill Street Brewery - Untappd
HopDevil IPA - Victory Brewing Company - Untappd
Topics
Facts | LIGO Lab | Caltech
A fourth gravitational wave has been detected - The Verge
Astronomers detect gravitational waves from two neutron stars colliding - The Verge
Jets and Debris from a Neutron Star Collision - YouTube
First LIGO/Virgo detection of a binary neutron star merger (GW170817) - YouTube
Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System | University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
Small Asteroid or Comet ‘Visits’ from Beyond the Solar System | NASA
“What if it were a red dwarf instead?” By Tony Dunn
Picks
Mastcam-Z Blog
Taming Liquid Hydrogen by Virginia P. Dawson & Mark D. Bowles | Free PDF from NASA History
Taming Liquid Hydrogen by Virginia P. Dawson & Mark D. Bowles | iBooks
Follow Jake
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

Oct 8, 2017 • 1h 6min
01 - You can’t go to space in pajamas
Anthony and Jake unpack the National Space Council’s inaugural meeting, SpaceX’s BFR update from IAC, and the future of Falcon Heavy.
Beers
Vital IPA - Victory Brewing Company - Untappd
Pumpkineater (2017) - Howe Sound Brewing - Untappd
Topics
Making Life Multiplanetary - YouTube
National Space Council calls for human return to the moon - SpaceNews.com
We choose to go to the Moon and do the other things | The Planetary Society
Picks
SkySafari 5 | Professional Astronomy Telescope Control Software for iOS
Astrospheric
Astronaut Scott Kelly on the devastating effects of a year in space
Amazon.com: Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery eBook: Scott Kelly: Kindle Store
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


