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  • 228 - The SpaceX Reverse Mortgage
    2026/02/13

    Mars is dead! Long live the Moon! Jake and Anthony kick around the recent flurry of SpaceX news—the IPO, data centers, and a focus on the Moon.

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    • Off-Nominal - YouTube
    • Episode 228 - The SpaceX Reverse Mortgage - YouTube
    • SpaceX acquires xAI, plans to launch a massive satellite constellation to power it - Ars Technica
    • Why would Elon Musk pivot from Mars to the Moon all of a sudden? - Ars Technica
    • SpaceX Sets $800 Billion Valuation, Confirms 2026 IPO Plans - Bloomberg
    • SpaceX-xAI Deal Blurs Musk’s Once-Clear Space Exploration Mission - Bloomberg
    • Here's why Blue Origin just ended its suborbital space tourism program - Ars Technica

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  • 227 - They Make the Rocket from One Factory (with Alastair Storm Browne)
    2026/02/05

    Jake and Anthony are joined by author Alastair Storm Browne to talk about developing space, and his new book, Building the Space Infrastructure.

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    • Off-Nominal - YouTube
    • Episode 227 - They Make the Rocket from One Factory (with Alastair Storm Browne) - YouTube
    • Amazon.com: Building the Space Infrastructure: Developing the Cis-Lunar Neighborhood eBook : Browne, Alastair: Kindle Store
    • Amazon.com: Cosmic Careers: Exploring the Universe of Opportunities in the Space Industries eBook : Browne, Alastair Storm, Karinch, Maryann: Kindle Store
    • Who owns the moon? One man's lunar claim | Space
    • The Space Review: US space resources law needs clarification by Congress

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    • Amazon.com: Alastair Storm Browne: books, biography, latest update

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  • 226 - Missiles are Rockets (with Pat O)
    2026/01/29

    Jake and Anthony are joined by noted industry watcher Pat O to talk about Rocket Lab’s development of Neutron in the Mid-Atlantic.

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    • Off-Nominal - YouTube
    • Episode 226 - Missiles are Rockets (with Pat O) - YouTube
    • Rocket Lab's Electron's First Launch from Wallops Island - YouTube
    • pat o. 🚀 on X: “Here's a treat to whet your appetite for Mid-Atlantic Rocket Lab happenings, while we wait for the launch of the HASTE VAN mission. Activity at Rocket Lab's Middle River, MD facility seems to be ramping up. The facility was recently acquired through Lockheed Martin.”
    • pat o. 🚀 on X: “Update on Rocket Lab's Facility in Middle River, MD. The wrapped structure from my last update is still on-site, but it now has a covering over it.”
    • pat o. 🚀 on X: “Rocket Lab Middle River Update January 10 The Neutron tank structure sees it's first rainfall today since being moved outside last week, but it now has a cap. I think the red and grey hardware may be for the transport trailer. Stay dry, tank buddy.”
    • pat o. 🚀 on X: “Rocket Lab Middle River Update January 21 The tank structure seen being worked on over the last few weeks appears to have collapsed sometime in the last 18 hours. No word on whether this was planned as part of testing or not.”
    • pat o. 🚀 on X: “Rocket Lab's first Neutron fairing "Hungry Hippo" has been loaded onto a barge to presumably begin the next leg of its journey. Currently alongside the barge is the tug Northstar Integrity. The next destination is currently unclear.”
    • Rocket Lab Neutron Test Update | Rocket Lab
    • Rocket Lab’s Hungry Hippo Fairing Arrives at Virginia Launch Site Ahead of First Neutron Flight | Rocket Lab

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  • 225 - Industry Watcher (with Jeff Foust)
    2026/01/23

    Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeff Foust of SpaceNews to catch up on the news: Artemis II on the pad, Blue Origin’s upcoming first reuse of a New Glenn first stage, TeraWave, and more.

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    • Off-Nominal - YouTube
    • Episode 225 - Industry Watcher (with Jeff Foust) - YouTube
    • Blue Origin on X: “New Glenn’s third mission, NG-3, will send @AST_SpaceMobile’s next generation Block 2 BlueBird satellites to low Earth orbit, NET late February.”
    • Blue Origin to reuse New Glenn booster on next launch - SpaceNews
    • Blue Origin flies first New Shepard mission of 2026 - SpaceNews
    • Blue Origin plans bespoke high-speed Starlink rival - SpaceNews
    • SLS/Orion rolls to pad for Artemis 2 - SpaceNews
    • Rocket Lab suffers Neutron testing setback - SpaceNews

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  • 224 - Gotta Wear the Pants (with Eric Berger and Casey Handmer)
    2026/01/16

    Anthony is joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, and Casey Handmer, Founder of Terraform Industries, to talk about Eric’s visit to NASA HQ for a meeting on the Orion heat shield, the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, and Administrator Isaacman’s first few weeks.

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    • Off-Nominal - YouTube
    • Episode 224 - Gotta Wear the Pants (with Eric Berger and Casey Handmer) - YouTube
    • Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight. - Ars Technica
    • NASA’s Orion Space Capsule Is Flaming Garbage – Casey Handmer's blog
    • Reid Wiseman on X: “Good morning, Moon. See you next month?”
    • NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X: “Yesterday, I met with SpaceX and Blue Origin to understand the latest plans to accelerate NASA’s Artemis timeline. The capabilities these two partners are pioneering will be essential to returning NASA astronauts to the lunar surface, establishing an enduring presence, and…”
    • Safety panel says NASA should have taken Starliner incident more seriously - Ars Technica

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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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  • 223 - Not a Friend, But a Customer (with Emilee Speck)
    2026/01/09

    Jake and Anthony are joined by Emilee Speck, Senior Content Editor at AccuWeather, to look back at their 2025 predictions, and make a few for 2026.

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    • Episode 223 - Not a Friend, But a Customer (with Emilee Speck) - YouTube

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  • 222 - Way to Gaureau (Presenting the 2025 Off-Nominees with Brendan Byrne)
    2025/12/19
    Jake and Anthony are joined by Brendan Byrne, News Director at Central Florida Public Media and host of Are We There Yet?, to present the 2025 Off-Nominees: the most bizarre space news stories of the year.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 222 - Way to Gaureau (Presenting the 2025 Off-Nominees with Brendan Byrne) - YouTubeThe Off-Nominal Awards - Off-NominalEutelsat resolves OneWeb leap year software glitch after two-day outage - SpaceNewsJeff Foust on X: “NASA says there could be delays in the next Cygnus mission to the ISS after its shipping container sustained damage. NASA will alter the cargo manifest for the next cargo Dragon mission to put more consumables on it.”Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum launch fails - SpaceNewsLivestream: First test flight of Isar Aerospace - YouTubeBOOM! ISAR Spectrum Rocket Launch Failure - YouTubeJeff Bezos Faceplants at Blue Origin Rocket Launch Capsule LandingUnpacking claims Jeff Bezos opening the Blue Origin capsule hatch was staged | Snopes.comAlpha FLTA006 "Message In A Booster" - YouTube[EXCLUSIVE] ERIS | Test Flight 1 SUCCESS | Gilmour Space Technologies - YouTubeAir Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha on X: “Here´s an international mess... Today, a Zambian-registered light aircraft, carrying 400 pounds of drugs with "SpaceX" labels, inbound from Colombia, crashed in Brazil, killing the pilot, who was Australian.”Before a Soyuz launch Thursday someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform - Ars TechnicaKatya Pavlushchenko on X: “New photos of the damaged launch pad at Site 31 of Baikonur Kosmodrome were published in Telegram channels and on Novosti Kosmonavtiki forum. Sad to see it like this.”R-7 ICBM/Soyuz rocket launch facilities in BaikonurAlejandro Alcantarilla Romera (Alex) on X: “More than two and a half years after the last Proton launch, another one is out on the pad for launch in a few days.”Jake’s Original Falcon Heavy TakeBooster 18 suffers anomaly during proof testing - NASASpaceFlight.comRoscosmos replaces cosmonaut on next Crew Dragon mission to ISS - SpaceNewsSo how do Russian cosmonauts feel about Russia’s war on Ukraine? - Ars TechnicaNASA rebukes Russian use of space station for propaganda purposes [Updated] - Ars TechnicaFollow BrendanBrendan Byrne (@SpaceBrendan) / XBrendan ByrneAre We There Yet? : NPRFollow 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
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  • 221 - Ornithopter of Spacecraft (with Jeffrey Kluger)
    2025/12/11

    Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeffrey Kluger to talk about his new book, Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story.

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    • Episode 221 - Ornithopter of Spacecraft (with Jeffrey Kluger) - YouTube
    • Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story: Kluger, Jeffrey: 9781250323002: Amazon.com: Books
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