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263 - Eric’s Burger Article

October 30, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

Jake and Anthony break down the oh-my-god-how-long-is-this-update Artemis III and IV updates, and the current SpaceX-turning-away-from-the-industry discourse. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 263 - Eric’s Burger Article - YouTubeArtemis…
262 - Barely Moons

October 23, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

Jake and Anthony run through the news to talk about MMX and its Phobos sample return, the return of Venus missions, and the always-talked-about-dearth-of-launch-vehicles. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 262 - Barely Moons…
261 - I am the LEO Economy (with Eric Berger)

October 16, 2026 · 60 min

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about the latest Starliner situation, LEO beyond Dragon, and NASA’s commercial LEO policy. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 261 - I am the LEO…
260 - Launching on Thursday (with Scott Edwards)

October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

Jake and Anthony are joined by Scott Edwards, Director and Executive Producer of To the Black, a documentary chronicling Firefly’s journey from bankruptcy to almost bankruptcy again to international drama to orbit and all the moments in…
259 - Overhead (with Chris Kemp)

October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

Jake and Anthony are joined by Astra founder and CEO Chris Kemp to talk about the company’s road back from the brink, Rocket 4, and why he still sees a path for it today. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 259 - Overhead (with Chris Kemp)…

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258 - Not a Space Guy (with Daniel Drew)

September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

Jake and Anthony are joined by Daniel Drew of the University of Hawaiʻi to talk about SPARK, his concept for exploring Titan’s caves with aerobots powered by solid-state atmospheric ion thrusters. Seriously. Topics Off-Nominal…
257 - Can You Fix Our RV? (with Nick Cialdella)

September 18, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

Jake and Anthony are joined by Nick Cialdella, CTO of Varda Space Industries, to talk about manufacturing pharmaceuticals in space, the reentry technology that brings them back to Earth, Varda’s hypersonic testbed, and the business case…
256 - The Ellis Number

September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

Jake and Anthony talk about Blue Origin building the Mars Telecommunications Network, Stoke splashing the cash and talking up Nova Block 2, and Anthony has a weird theory about Jared Isaacman. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 256 - The…
255 - Sorry, Reno (with Matt Gjertsen)

September 4, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matt Gjertsen, Founder of BUILT, to talk about his book, Minimum Viable Manager: Three Essential Skills for Leading Technical Teams That Solve Big Problems, the recovery of Starship at Christmas Island, and…
254 - An Advocate of Crazy (with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen)

August 27, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Former Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and leader of ETH Zurich Space, to talk about the state of science missions at NASA. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube…
253 - Dome is Your Strategy

August 20, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

It’s time for actual stock tips. Jake and Anthony draft competing $100,000 space portfolios and lock them in for a year. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 253 - Dome is Your Strategy - YouTube Follow Off-Nominal Subscribe to the show!…
252 - Paying Now and Later (with Eric Berger and Joe Barnard)

August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

Anthony is joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, and Joe Barnard to talk about crewed spaceflight in the 2030s, what options exist if and when Dragon stops flying, and what we should do about it. Topics Off-Nominal…