NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joins Jake and Anthony for the first episode of Off-Nominal Origins. We talk about how he got interested in space and aviation, his time at Rice University, his years as a Navy pilot, his continuing fascination with the Rocket Racing League, and a whole lot more.

And yes, obviously, we talk about the time Jake and Anthony started a weird little sideshow at IAC 2019 with The Jim Bridenstine Fan Club.

Drinks

• Diet Mtn Dew® - MTN DEW®

Topics

• SpaceX’s DM-2, NASA TV, YouTube
• The Jim Bridenstine Fan Club
• Off-Nominal 24 - Jim-Adjacent
• The Space Review: Rocket racers, shuttles, and Tulsa
• X-29: The Most Aerodynamically Unstable Aircraft Ever Built

Picks

• Artemis: Andy Weir, Rosario Dawson, Amazon.com
• The Man Who Ran the Moon: James E. Webb, NASA, and the Secret History of Project Apollo: Bizony, Piers, Amazon.com

Follow Jim

• @jimbridenstine on Twitter
• NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine | NASA

Follow Jake

• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

Follow Anthony

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

Off-Nominal

• Let’s Make Space Better - Off-Nominal
• Off-Nominal - YouTube
• Off-Nominal Logo Tee (WeMartians Shop, MECO Shop)