

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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Feb 2, 2024 • 1h
140 - Cultivating a Vibe
Jake and Anthony are joined by Rae Paoletta of The Planetary Society to pour one out for Ingenuity, breakdown the epic SLIM landing, and do some eclipse planning.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 140 - Cultivating a Vibe (with Rae Paoletta) - YouTubeSLIM moon lander revived after solar power setback - SpaceNewsDawoon Jung on X: “One of #SLIM main engines fell off during landing”SLIM_JAXA on X: “Communication with SLIM was successfully established last night, and operations resumed! Science observations were immediately started with the MBC, and we obtained first light for the 10-band observation. This figure shows the “toy poodle” observed in the multi-band observation.”More SLIM RocksAfter Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission EndsIngenuity Mars helicopter mission ends after 72 flights - SpaceNewsExperience the Total Solar Eclipse | The Planetary SocietyNerd Alert: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Lunar Eclipse - YouTubeFollow Raerae paoletta (@PAYOLETTER) / TwitterRae Paoletta | The Planetary SocietyThe Planetary SocietyPlanetary Society (@exploreplanets) / TwitterFollow 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

Jan 26, 2024 • 1h 2min
139 - Sourdough Software Starter
Jake and Anthony are joined by John Conafay to talk about what he’s been up to since founding Integrate, and we’ll probably dish out some hot takes, too.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 139 - Sourdough Software Starter (with John Conafay) - YouTubeIntegrateCosma Schema • The New Space design & branding agency.Ingenuity Mars helicopter mission ends after 72 flights - SpaceNewsAwkward Cousins – A List ApartFollow JohnJohn Conafay (@JConafay) / XFollow 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

Jan 19, 2024 • 1h 2min
138 - Double SPAC
Jake and Anthony are joined by Will Francis, Chief Commercial Officer at Agile Space Industries, to talk about his path through the industry—from co-founding Roccor, to being acquired by Redwire, to joining Agile—and what he’s learned along the way.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeAgile Space IndustriesRedwire Space | Heritage + InnovationRedwire Acquires Roccor, a Manufacturer of Critical Systems for the Satellite Industry | Redwire SpaceFollow WillWilliam Francis, CCO — Agile Space IndustriesWilliam Francis | LinkedInFollow 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

Jan 12, 2024 • 1h 5min
137 - Daddy Space Force
Rocket and space industry journalist, Eric Berger, joins Jake and Anthony to discuss their predictions for 2024, the successful launch of the Vulcan rocket, the complexity of the Artemis mission, and amusing contracts and space conferences.

Dec 21, 2023 • 1h 8min
136 - A Little Bit Better Than Arianespace
Joe Barnard joins Jake and Anthony to present The Off-Nominees: the most bizarre space news stories of the year. They discuss launch failures, Starship incidents, coolant leaks on the ISS, a funny incident involving a rocket and Elon's list, Avio's win, Joey's projects, propellant development, and upcoming travel plans.

Dec 15, 2023 • 1h 2min
135 - Stupid Vertical Dogleg Machine
Jake and Anthony are joined by Tom Marotta of The Spaceport Company to talk about what they’re working on, spaceport operations, and the FAA licensing process.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 135 - Stupid Vertical Dogleg Machine (with Tom Marotta) - YouTubeNASA: Let’s Ketchup on International Space Station Tomato Research - NASAThe Spaceport CompanyT+259: Tom Marotta, The Spaceport Company - Main Engine Cut OffThe Spaceport Company- Full Length Launch ProRes HQ 4 - YouTubeThe Spaceport Company demonstrates offshore launch operations - SpaceNewsOrbital Access Methodologies Part III: Pop-up TSTO | Selenian BoondocksFAA publishes streamlined commercial launch regulations - SpaceNewsSpaceX violated launch license in Starship SN8 launch - SpaceNewsAstra aborts launch attempt - SpaceNewsFollow TomTom Marotta (@thomasmarotta) / XTom Marotta | LinkedInFollow 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

Dec 8, 2023 • 1h 1min
134 - Artemis II.5
The podcast discusses topics such as regional accents, a lost tomato found on the ISS, the progress of the Artemis mission, the development timeline of SpaceX's Starship, and the challenges and uncertainties surrounding the Artemis program.

Nov 30, 2023 • 1h 2min
133 - I’m an Adult with a Job
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

Nov 17, 2023 • 1h
132 - Boneless Skineater
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.

Nov 10, 2023 • 60min
131 - AAA for Science
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