Off-Nominal

Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo

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

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255 episodes
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Jun 2, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
110 - Big “I Made It in Blender” Energy
Jake and Anthony are joined by Joe Barnard to talk about what he’s up to and to engage in some alt-history what-ifs.
May 26, 2023 · 59 min
109 - Boil-off Truther
Jake and Anthony catch up on the news, including Blue Origin’s Lunar Lander award!
May 19, 2023 · 57 min
108 - Super Secret about Plutonium
Jake and guest host Casey Dreier are joined by Paul Byrne to talk about NASA’s planetary science budget and the trials and tribulations that it is experiencing today.
May 12, 2023 · 1 hr
107 - He's Got a Butt
Jake and guest host Debarati Das are joined by Jaime Green, author of the new book The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos
May 5, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
106 - Main Menu
Jake and Anthony are joined by Sarah Al-Ahmed, host and producer of Planetary Radio, to talk about her new gig running one of the longest-tenured space podcasts.
Apr 28, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
105 - There and Beck Again
Jake and Anthony are joined by Ashlee Vance of Bloomberg to talk about his new book, When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach.
Apr 21, 2023 · 53 min
104 - Ricky Bobby Goes to the Moon (Live from Space Symposium 2023)
Anthony cracks open a beer and talks about the news from Space Symposium with Jacqueline Feldscher of Payload and Jeff Foust of SpaceNews.
Apr 14, 2023 · 59 min
103 - Same Ice Cream Man
Anthony is joined by Caleb Henry of Quilty Analytics to talk about his recent trip to India for a OneWeb launch, and to talk about all the acquisitions and mergers going on in the satellite communications market right now.
Apr 7, 2023 · 59 min
102 - Does Anyone Need SRBs?
Anthony is joined by Eric Berger of Ars Technica and Matthew Russell of the The Interplanetary Podcast to talk about Starship, the future of European spaceflight, and the Artemis II crew.
Mar 31, 2023 · 57 min
101 - Tastes Like Fish
Anthony is joined by Chris Carberry and Dr. Tanya Harrison to discuss Chris’ upcoming documentary version of his Alcohol in Space book, the upcoming Humans to Mars summit, and the state of humans to Mars in the Artemis era. Announcement: Off-Nominal and MECO Live Shows at Space Symposium 2023! More details coming soon, but Anthony will be at Space Symposium 2023 and will be hosting MECO and Off-Nominal live at the Redwire booth on April 18 and 19. We’ll have wonderful guests such as Lori Garve
Mar 24, 2023 · 59 min
100 - Astronaut Astronaut
Jake and Anthony are joined by Christian Davenport of The Washington Post to catch up on all the space news, and to celebrate 100 episodes of Off-Nominal.
Mar 17, 2023 · 1 hr
99 - Open-Box Protons
Jake and Anthony are joined by Mark Albrecht, executive secretary of the National Space Council from 1989 to 1992, and President of International Launch Services from 1999 to 2006, to talk about his career in space and space policy, the new era of the National Space Council, and more.
Mar 10, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
98 - Bing It with ChatGPT
Jake and Anthony are joined by Michael Sheetz, space journalist from CNBC, to talk about recent earnings calls, ULA for sale, and other space business!
Mar 3, 2023 · 57 min
97 - Figure This One Out, Howard!
Jake and Anthony are joined by Howard Mostrom, Audio Director for Kerbal Space Program 2, to talk about how he recorded audio for the latest in the hit franchise of space video games.
Feb 24, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
96 - Lori’s Mom’s Favorite
Jake and Anthony are joined once again by Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator, to talk about the newest class of Brooke Owens fellows, what she’s been up to lately, and who knows, maybe we’ll randomly argue about commercial space stations on this one, too.
Feb 17, 2023 · 59 min
95 - Horsesh
Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about Super Heavy’s static fire, Progress doing its best Soyuz, and to somewhat randomly argue about Commercial LEO Destinations.
Feb 10, 2023 · 59 min
94 - Let’s Do Some UFO Shit
Jake and Anthony talk about the Chinese balloons that floated over the Americas in the last few weeks, balloons in space history, UFO shit, and do a random follow-up news segment.
Feb 3, 2023 · 59 min
93 - Go Touch Some Grass
Jake and Anthony talk about Jake’s decision to end WeMartians, and what goes on behind the scenes of Making Stuff™.
Jan 27, 2023 · 1 hr
92 - We Should Buy a Bar
Jake and Anthony talk about the state of smallsat launch and tell some stories from Anthony’s trip to Virginia to see an Electron launch.
Jan 19, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
91 - The 240-Hour Cut
Jake and Anthony are joined by Ben Feist, Data Visualization & Informatics Software Engineer and Historian at NASA Johnson Space Center, to talk about his work, including the amazing Apollo in Real Time experience.