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Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Phil Metzger to talk about his research into launch and landing pad debris.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 117 - ⅃ L (with Dr. Phil Metzger) - YouTubeNASA’s Recommendations to Space-Faring Entities: How to Protect and Preserve the Historic and Scientific Value of U.S. Government Lunar Artifacts (PDF, 3.3 MB)NASA drafts guidelines to preserve Apollo moon landing sites | collectSPACEDr. Phil Metzger on Twitter: “Thanks so much to the people who sent samples and pictures/videos of the particulate falling 5-6 miles from the Starship launch pad. We have analyzed the particle sizes and shapes and got an unexpected result.”Dr. Phil Metzger on Twitter: “Partial results on the analysis of the ejecta from the SpaceX Starship launch. The visible and infrared spectra of the fine particles that rained down on Port Isobel do not match the concrete or the Fondag that was picked up on the beach.”Dr. Phil Metzger on Twitter: “I guess I need to do simulations to see how sand can fly 5 miles from a Starship launch. I did the analysis for NASA for Mars landings, and the size of particle that went farthest in that super-thin Martian air was pea gravel (~3 mm diameter) and it only goes 725 meters.”Project Morpheus : HomeNASA Morpheus Lander Crash and Explosions - YouTubeFollow Dr. Phil MetzgerDr. Phil Metzger (@DrPhiltill) / TwitterPhilip Metzger – Space Mining, Space Settlement, and Space Science!Follow 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 is back, so Anthony will help get him caught up on the news, including the Mars Sample Return Hot Drama.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 116 - Hot NSSL Summer - YouTubeNASA’s Mars Sample Return has a new price tag—and it’s colossal | Ars TechnicaNASA's FY 2024 Budget | The Planetary SocietyThe U.S. Senate threatens to cancel Mars… | The Planetary SocietyOrigins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 (2022) (PDF, 27.5 MB)National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 DRAFT Request for Proposals (RFPs) #2Space Force to select three providers of national security launch services - SpaceNewsSpace Force changed launch procurement plan due to concerns about capacity - SpaceNewsFollow 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

Anthony is joined by Loren Grush (Bloomberg) and Rachael Zisk (Payload), to talk about Loren’s recent trip to see Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight, to catch up on some news, and to do a mid-year check in on our 2023 predictions.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 115 - I’m Getting a Twinkie Vibe (with Loren Grush and Rachael Zisk) - YouTubeLoren Grush on Twitter: “It’s all been leading to this–Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight is set for this morning, with a research mission for the Italian Air Force. I'm in New Mexico at Spaceport America to finally see a flight”Loren Grush on Twitter: Video of Unity returningTitanic Sub Implosion Highlights Space Risks of Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin Too - BloombergAstra Looks to Raise $65M and Avoid Nasdaq Delisting through Stock Split - PayloadAstra establishes subsidiary for spacecraft engine business | TechCrunchThe Artemis Astrovan Arrives - PayloadFollow LorenLoren Grush (@lorengrush) / TwitterLoren Grush - BloombergFollow Rachaelrachael 🌠 (@RachaelZisk) / TwitterRachael Zisk, Author at PayloadParallaxFollow 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 Adrian Beil of NASASpaceFlight.com (and a long-time beloved member of the Off-Nominal Discord) to talk about how he got his start via an epic spreadsheet, and to tell some stories from his trip to Boca Chica for Starship.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 114 - Starship Blue (with Adrian Beil) - YouTubeStarship debut leading the rocket industry toward full reusability - NASASpaceFlight.comSpaceX focuses on launch site readiness ahead of Starship Flight 2 - NASASpaceFlight.comBlue Update: New Glenn testing hardware at the cape as New Shepard closes in on return to flight - NASASpaceFlight.comChina outlines ambitious plans for Moon landing; ZhuQue-2 prepares to launch again - NASASpaceFlight.comHow Chang Zheng 9 arrived at the "Starship-like" design - NASASpaceFlight.comFollow AdrianAdrian Beil (@BCCarCounters) / TwitterAdrian Beil, Author at NASASpaceFlight.comFollow 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 check in on the ongoing planetary missions around the solar system.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 113 - AutoNav Road Rage - YouTubeESA - BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby: the movieESA - A trio of images highlight BepiColombo’s third Mercury flybyWhere is Curiosity? | Mission – NASA Mars ExplorationNASA’s Curiosity Captures Martian Morning, Afternoon in New ‘Postcard’AreoBrowserNASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Gets a Major Software UpgradeNASA’s Perseverance Collects First Mars Sample of New Science CampaignNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Completes 50th FlightMars Helicopter - NASA MarsDebate rages about future of New Horizons - SpaceNewsNASA Psyche mission back on track for October launch - SpaceNewsFollow 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 Grant Bonin to talk about his new venture, gravityLab, focused on partial gravity research.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 112 - Big Microgravity (with Grant Bonin) - YouTubegravityLab — Accelerating Life Off-PlanetSept. 14, 1966 - Gemini XI Artificial Gravity Experiment | NASAWanderers - a short film by Erik Wernquist - YouTubeProbodobodyne QBE - Kerbal Space Program WikiFollow GrantGrant Bonin (@grantbonin) / 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

Jake and Anthony are joined by Joey Roulette of Reuters to talk about the state of NASA’s fixed-price contracts in the face of the Starliner situation and lunar lander awards.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 111 - Extended Warranty, New Fairings (with Joey Roulette) - Off-NominalT+252: NASA Selects Blue Moon for a Second Lunar Lander, But is Facing a Grim Budget Reality - Main Engine Cut OffNASA inspector general faults agency on SLS booster and engine overruns - SpaceNewsAnalysis: Boeing, Northrop face obstacles in commercializing flagship US rocket | ReutersAfter years of turmoil, Boeing’s Starliner capsule is set for a do-over - The VergeBezos' Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander | ReutersMichael Sheetz on Twitter: “@offnom per Joey's query (it's better today thankfully)”Follow JoeyJoey Roulette (@joroulette) / TwitterJoey Roulette - ReutersFollow 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 Joe Barnard to talk about what he’s up to and to engage in some alt-history what-ifs.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 110 - Big “I Made It in Blender” Energy (with Joe Barnard) - YouTubeJoe Barnard | Out Of Context - YouTubeJoe Barnard 🚀 on Twitter: “I'll do one, I actually think he's kinda cute”DutchSpace on Twitter: “The view you get when you put a couple of camera's on the Dutch solar array wings during deployment (Hi @Airbus_NL ) on-board @ESA European Service Module, part of the Artemis Orion spacecraft :)”GoPro Awards: On a Rocket Launch to Space - YouTubeElectron Stage Separation - YouTubeJoe Barnard 🚀 on Twitter: “Booster looking up at the sustainer after ignition!”Joe Barnard 🚀 on Twitter: “Launched! Found Eeby… well I found the body tube. The avionics have embarked on their own special journey. Second stage is probably somewhere on earth, will keep y’all posted if that location becomes more clear 🥴🔥”Joe Barnard 🚀 on Twitter: “Found Deeby! This rocket became extremely unhappy on the way up and I’m stoked to find out more soon”Follow JoeBPS.space - YouTubeJoe Barnard (@joebarnard) / TwitterBPS.SpaceFollow 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 catch up on the news, including Blue Origin’s Lunar Lander award!TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeNASA Selects Blue Origin for Astronaut Mission to the Moon | Blue OriginNASA selects Blue Origin to develop second Artemis lunar lander - SpaceNewsTechnical strengths and lower cost led NASA to select Blue Origin lander - SpaceNewsBlue Origin picking up the pace at the Cape - NASASpaceFlight.comAstronaut DatabaseVirgin Galactic makes first suborbital spaceflight in nearly two years - SpaceNewsChris Bergin - NSF on Twitter: “Tally Ho on VMS Eve and Spaceship Unity prior to the drop and propulsive climb of the latter.”Kevin Limburg on Twitter: “I’ve spared no expense so Neutron could succeed.”Follow 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 guest host Casey Dreier are joined by Paul Byrne to talk about NASA’s planetary science budget and the trials and tribulations that it is experiencing today.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 108 - Super Secret about Plutonium (feat. Paul Byrne and Casey Dreier)Follow JaimePaul Byrne (@ThePlanetaryGuy) | 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 CaseyCasey Dreier (@CaseyDreier) | TwitterThe Space Advocate NewsletterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop