Off-Nominal

By Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo

Two friends, two beers, and a casual conversation about space. Landing monthly in your podcast feed.... more

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August 20, 2026253 - Dome is Your Strategy
It’s time for actual stock tips. Jake and Anthony draft competing $100,000 space portfolios and lock them in for a year.
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August 13, 2026252 - Paying Now and Later (with Eric Berger and Joe Barnard)
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.
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Episode 252 - Paying Now and Later (with Eric Berger and Joe Barnard) - YouTube

A "disaster waiting to happen"? Industry officials worry about Crew Dragon availability. - Ars Technica

Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year - Ars Technica

SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight - Ars Technica

SpaceX on X: “View of Starship in space from a Starlink V3 satellite on Flight 13. This composite is made of imagery from four separate cameras on a single satellite. Six of the satellites were equipped with cameras to scan Starship’s heat shield and transmit imagery down to operators…”

I Built a Gyroscope Stabilized Rocket Camera with GPS - YouTube
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Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age | West Houston's Neighborhood Bookshop
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August 06, 2026251 - Yada Yada Yada (with Dan Rasky, Charles Miller, and Charlie Camarda)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Dan Rasky, Charles Miller, and Charlie Camarda—the sources of the heat shield discourse!—to talk about Starship Flight 13 and thermal protection systems overall.
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Episode 251 - Yada Yada Yada (with Dan Rasky, Charles Miller, and Charlie Camarda) - YouTube

Some Thoughts on Starship V13 Flight — Starship’s Current TPS is a “Dead-end” to Full-and-Rapid-Reusability

Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse - Ars Technica

Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight. - Ars Technica
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July 31, 2026250 - Tile Enthusiast
Jake and Anthony talk about Starship Flight 13, the heat shield discourse, Dragon beyond 2030, and shockingly, Jake was the one to say “Let’s talk about the National Security Space Launch program.”
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Episode 250 - Tile Enthusiast - YouTube

SpaceX on X: “The Starship Recovery team has continued gathering imagery of the vehicle, which is still afloat in the Indian Ocean”

Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse - Ars Technica

Some Thoughts on Starship V13 Flight — Starship’s Current TPS is a “Dead-end” to Full-and-Rapid-Reusability | LinkedIn

Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year - Ars Technica

A "disaster waiting to happen"? Industry officials worry about Crew Dragon availability. - Ars Technica

SpaceX wins $1.6 billion in launch orders for military satellite networks - SpaceNews
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July 24, 2026249 - Peeing Out Your Bones (with Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer, co-founders of Icarus Robotics, to talk about—what else?—robots in space!
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Episode 249 - Peeing Out Your Bones (with Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer) - YouTube

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Icarus raises $6.1M to take on space’s 'warehouse work' with embodied-AI robots | TechCrunch

Voyager and Icarus Team Up on ISS Robotics Demo

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Orbital hopping maneuvers with Astrobee on-board the International Space Station - ScienceDirect

NASA: Let’s Ketchup on International Space Station Tomato Research - NASA

The Case of the Missing Space Tomatoes - YouTube
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July 17, 2026248 - Earth Quality (with Jason Dunn)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Outpost Co-Founder and CEO Jason Dunn to talk about their Earth return vehicles across national security, in-space manufacturing, and other industries.
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Episode 248 - Earth Quality (with Jason Dunn) - YouTube

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July 10, 2026247 - RTGs Don’t Grow on Trees
Jake and Anthony talk about the PROMISE rover, the state of decisions in NASA’s Isaacman era, Rocket Lab buying Iridium, and they give Jeremy Hansen a clap out.
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Episode 247 - RTGs Don’t Grow on Trees - YouTube

NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon - Ars Technica

NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities - NASA

We managed to glean some interesting details about the Artemis III mission - Ars Technica

NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure - Ars Technica

Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private capital - Ars Technica

In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications - Ars Technica

There were not one, but two asteroid encounters this weekend - Ars Technica
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June 26, 2026246 - Stock Tips
Jake catches Anthony up on the news he missed while on vacation, and also how expensive stage adapters have become.
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Episode 246 - Stock Tips - YouTube

Did Rocket Lab's Suborbital Rocket Reach Orbit?

SpaceX is now a public company valued for its AI potential, so what comes next? - Ars Technica

13 years and $500 million for a stage adapter? Report justifies NASA cancellations. - Ars Technica

With Starfall, SpaceX eyes an edge in global cargo delivery from orbit - Ars Technica

Ars Live: What's the latest in the aftermath of the New Glenn catastrophe? - Ars Technica
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June 12, 2026245 - Polar Bears and Penguins (with Jonathan Goff and Mike Loucks)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan Goff, Director of Advanced Concepts at Gravitics, and Mike Loucks, CEO at SEE, to talk about where to put orbital depots, trajectories from there to the Moon and Mars, and to otherwise set the record straight on their papers after Anthony’s poorly-remembered-and-even-more-poorly-explained mention.
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Episode 245 - Polar Bears and Penguins (with Jonathan Goff and Mike Loucks) - YouTube

AAS Paper Review: RAAN Agnostic 3-Burn Departure Methodology for Deep Space Missions from LEO Depots (Part 1 of 2) | Selenian Boondocks

AAS Paper Review: Practical Methodologies For Low Delta-V Penalty, On-Time Departures To Arbitrary Interplanetary Destinations From A Medium-Inclination Low-Earth Orbit Depot | Selenian Boondocks

An Updated Propellant Depot Taxonomy Part V: Human Spaceflight Fixed Depots (Low-Orbit) | Selenian Boondocks
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June 05, 2026244 - Helen from Everywhere (with Lindy Elkins-Tanton)
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Principal Investigator of Psyche, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about Leadership on big NASA missions in her new book Mission Ready.
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Episode 244 - Helen from Everywhere (with Lindy Elkins-Tanton) - YouTube

Mission Ready by Lindy Elkins-Tanton | Hachette Book Group

NASA’s Psyche Mission Aces Mars Flyby, Targets Metal-Rich Asteroid | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Psyche Mission Gallery - Images & Videos | Psyche Mission

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