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Jake and Anthony are joined by photographer Andrew McCarthy to talk about his journey into astrophotography, his process, and let’s be real, to gawk at his work. And also to convince Jake to buy telescopes.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 133 - I’m an Adult with a Job (with Andrew McCarthy) - YouTubePixInsight — Pleiades AstrophotoDeepSkyStacker - PresentationAstrospheric2024 Cosmic Calendar (Includes free wallpaper bundle) – CosmicBackgroundFollow AndrewAndrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) / XCosmic Background Photography – CosmicBackgroundFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘Off-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Tom Mueller, founder, CEO, and CTO of Impulse Space and former Propulsion CTO at SpaceX. They discuss Impulse Space's recent first mission to space, exploring topics such as rocket design, reaching geostationary orbit, plans for Mars, spin launch concept, upcoming Leo Express missions, and the debate around hot staging in Starship launches.

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Tanya Harrison to talk about the Earth and Planetary Institute of Canada that she—along with very-recent guest, Dr. Gordon Osinski!—founded and announced just a few weeks back.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 131 - AAA for Science (with Dr. Tanya Harrison) - YouTubeEarth and Planetary Institute of CanadaFollow TanyaHome - Dr. Tanya HarrisonFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘Off-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Planetary Scientist Stefano Nerozzi joins Jake and Anthony to talk about science on Mars, from Sample Return to mapping Mars’ Ice!TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 130 - Crossfire Between Scientists and Engineers (with Stefano Nerozzi) - YouTubeJoint ASI/CSA/JAXA/NASA Measurement Definition Team for the International Mars Ice Mapper Mission - NASA ScienceWhite House requests $26 billion for NASA for 2023 - SpaceNewsOffice of Public Affairs | Noted Scientist Sentenced to 13-Year Prison Term for Attempted Espionage, Fraud and Tax Charges | United States Department of JusticeNASA starts reassessment of Mars Sample Return architecture - SpaceNewsFollow StefanoStefano NerozziMicascisto (u/Micascisto) - RedditFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘Off-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Gordon Osinski from the University of Western Ontario and member of the Artemis 3 Geology team which will develop surface science plans for the first lunar EVAs since Apollo.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeNASA Selects Geology Team for the First Crewed Artemis Lunar Landing - NASACanadian Researcher Gordon Osinski Named to Artemis 3 Geology Team for the First Crewed Artemis Lunar Landing - SpaceQNASA Identifies Candidate Regions for Landing Next Americans on Moon - NASA15 photos of lunar geology training in Canada | Canadian Space AgencyA Rock with a Mischievous History | National Air and Space MuseumFollow GordonDr. Gordon OsinskiFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘Off-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Stephen Hackett, co-founder of Relay FM and fellow space nerd, to talk about the ever-present SLS drama of the day, how Relay’s St. Jude fundraiser went, and partake in the first Terrible Space Movie Review Show™ in which we try to convince Stephen to watch our favorite of a bad batch of movies we watched.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 128 - These Were Bad Movies (with Stephen Hackett) - YouTubeRelay FMRelay FM for St. Jude - St. Jude Children's Research HospitalNASA should consider commercial alternatives to SLS, inspector general says | Ars TechnicaAd Astra (2019) - IMDbStarflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (TV Movie 1983) - IMDbSolar Crisis (1990) - IMDbMoonfall (2022) - IMDbNASA OIG on X: “T–2 (2 Days until Launch) #NASA says “We are Going” but at what cost? See our audit on the Agency’s cost estimating and reporting practices”Follow Stephen512 PixelsStephen Hackett (@ismh@eworld.social) - eworld.socialUngeniused - Relay FMFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘Off-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jason Davis of The Planetary Society makes his long-awaited return, to hang out with Jake and Anthony and talk about Psyche, OSIRIS-REx, solar eclipses, and surely a bunch of other stuff, too.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 127 - Hot Moon Takes (with Jason Davis) - YouTubeThe crew was never in any danger.Revealing the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample (Official NASA Broadcast in 4K) - YouTubeTimestamp to Bill Nelson‘s Random ARM DefenseOSIRIS-REx returns sample from asteroid Bennu… | The Planetary SocietyThe Psyche launch and its journey to a metal… | The Planetary SocietyEclipse Path of Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023Nerd Alert: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Lunar Eclipse - YouTubeFollow JasonJason Davis | The Planetary SocietyThe Planetary SocietyFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘Off-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Brendan Byrne, of WMFE and Are We There Yet?, to talk about watching spaceships return to Earth, talking to astronauts, a change of leadership at Blue Origin, and what’s been up in the Florida space scene of late.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeBrendan Byrne on X: “What a sight! Crew-6 coming in hot over Orlando. First time seeing that for me–pretty incredible!”Jake Robins on X: “SpaceX Dragon #Crew6 returning home. Came screaming right over top of my house here in Yucatán.”A space for artistic inspiration with veteran astronaut Nicole StottPrivate space station astronaut John Shoffner speaks with WMFE from orbitJeff Bezos finally got rid of Bob Smith at Blue Origin | Ars TechnicaJeff Bezos Announces Plans To Build, Launch Rockets From Cape Canaveral : NPRNASA’s Psyche Moves Toward Liftoff – Psyche MissionTamaliensFollow BrendanBrendan Byrne (@SpaceBrendan) / Twitter90.7 WMFE - Public Radio for Central Florida – Primary provider of NPR and Classical MusicAre We There Yet? : NPRFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘Off-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Jake and Anthony are joined by Alec Maestas, OSIRIS-REx Systems Engineer and Real-Time Operations, to talk about the asteroid sample return mission on the eve(ish) of sample arrival.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeOSIRIS-REx MissionOSIRIS-REx team completes final test before asteroid sample delivery - OSIRIS-REx MissionNASA gears up for return of OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample - SpaceNewsNASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is now on its way to asteroid Bennu - The VergeStunning images show NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft stirring up rocks on an asteroid - The VergeNASA’s OSIRIS-REx was so good at grabbing asteroid rocks that they’re overflowing - The VergeNASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe successfully stores small sample of asteroid rocks in its belly - The VergeFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘Off-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

Entrepreneur and investor, Sara Mauskopf, joins Jake and Anthony to discuss human spaceflight, including Axiom-3, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, SpaceX, accidents, safety concerns, technical issues, enthusiasm for suborbital space flight, frustrations with gatekeeping, regulations and challenges in the commercial human spaceflight industry, space agencies and commercial flights, and a discussion about a Relay FM fundraiser for Saint Jude. They also mention the government's unveiling of real aliens, memes about aliens, and plans to review bad space movies.