Jake and Anthony are joined by Lord British himself, Richard Garriott de Cayeux. Richard is a storied video game designer/developer, an entrepreneur, an astronaut who flew to the ISS for a week, and an adventurer with so many tales it’s hard to keep up. Richard is also the son of Owen Garriott, a NASA astronaut who flew on Skylab II and STS-9.

Richard joins us to talk about growing up as the son of an astronaut, to tell tales of spaceflight and undersea adventures, to ruminate on the commercial spaceflight industry, and to blow our minds with stories of dodgy Russian safety protocols.

Also, our fundraiser is over and we’ve made a significant impact on two organizations working hard to bring racial equity to STEM and space. We raised nearly $35,000!

Drinks

• Richard’s Very Fancy Limoncello, Prosecco, Lime, and Mint Cocktail
• Jake’s Coffee and Forty Creek Cream
• Galaxy & Comet - The Hop Concept - Untappd
• Super Villain - Urban Village Brewing Company - Untappd

Topics

• We've Made Space Better - Off-Nominal
• Off-Nominal - YouTube
• Episode 32 - Well Within the Kill Zone (with Richard Garriott) - YouTube
• Space Adventures
• With Russia’s OK, Space Adventures seeks a customer for spacewalk
• Apogee of Fear! -- NASA VERSION. Written & produced by Tracy Hickman, Directed by Richard Garriott - YouTube
• Watching a rocket launch from 200 meters away. It brought 3 astronauts to the ISS - GIF on Imgur
• Privately Owned Soviet Moon Rover Sparks Space Law Talks | Space
• Lunar Rover Is Spotted For First Time In 37 Years : NPR
• Everything we know—and don’t—about Tom Cruise’s plans to film a movie in space | Ars Technica
• MoonBox | Astrobotic

Picks

• Fall of Civilizations Podcast – A podcast that explores the collapse of different societies through history.
• The Moth | The Art and Craft of Storytelling
• Cometron 7x50 Binoculars | Celestron - Telescopes, Telescope Accessories, Outdoor and Scientific Products
• AZ-GTi Mount | Sky-Watcher

Follow Richard

• Richard Garriott (@RichardGarriott) / Twitter
• RichardGarriott.com
• Explore/Create, The Book – RichardGarriott.com

Follow Jake

• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter
• Watch the Launch of Mars 2020 Perseverance with us! - WeMartians Podcast

Follow Anthony

• Main Engine Cut Off
• Main Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | Twitter
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter

Off-Nominal Merchandise

• Off-Nominal Logo Tee
• WeMartians Shop | MECO Shop