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Natural Sciences · Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo

Off-Nominal

by Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo

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

Chart trend

Position in the Natural Sciences chart (US), last 90 days.

#20
all-time peak
246
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

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254 - An Advocate of Crazy (with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen)

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Former Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and leader of ETH Zurich Space, to talk about th

Aug 27
1 h 00 min

253 - 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. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube 253 - Dome is Yo

Aug 20
1 h 01 min

252 - 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 Drago

Aug 13
1 h 03 min

251 - 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 prote

Aug 6
59 min

250 - 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 Secu

Jul 31
1 h 01 min

249 - 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! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube

Jul 24
1 h 01 min

248 - 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

Jul 17
1 h 00 min

247 - 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. Topics

Jul 10
1 h 02 min

246 - Stock Tips

Jake catches Anthony up on the news he missed while on vacation, and also how expensive stage adapters have become. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 246 - Stock T

Jun 26
1 h 00 min

245 - 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, trajecto

Jun 12
1 h 03 min

244 - 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. Topics Off-N

Jun 5
1 h 06 min

243 - Ducktricity (with Miles O’Brien)

Miles O’Brien joins Jake and Anthony to talk about Starship Flight 12, the NASA Moon Base updates on LTVs and landers, and Miles’ trip to Antarctica. Topics Off-Nomina

May 29
1 h 04 min

242 - Jared Propulsion Laboratory

Jake and Anthony kick around the SpaceX IPO filing, upcoming first flight of Starship V3, and reorganization at NASA. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 242 - Jared

May 22
1 h 03 min

241 - Maybe the Denver Airport (with Andrew Rush)

Jake and Anthony are joined by Andrew Rush, Co-founder and CEO of Star Catcher, to talk about building a power grid in space, their upcoming in-space demonstration, their

May 15
1 h 02 min

240 - Canada’s NASA (with Trevor Kjorlien)

Jake and Anthony are joined by Trevor Kjorlien of Plateau Astro to talk about making and running a mobile planetarium, his time at the Canadian Space Agency, and a whole

May 8
1 h 02 min

239 - Let’s Go Swimming (with Jennifer Vaughn)

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jennifer Vaughn, the new CEO of The Planetary Society to talk about her vision for the organization. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episo

May 1
1 h 04 min

238 - KGB Guardian Angel (with Chuck Deiterich)

Jake and Anthony are joined by Chuck Deiterich, a Retrofire Officer on many Apollo missions, including Apollo 8, 11, and 13. He went on to work on Skylab, the Apollo–Soyu

Apr 24
1 h 02 min

237 - Farside Standard Time (with Kelsey Young)

Kelsey Young, Artemis Science Flight Operations Lead, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the science of Artemis II, incorporating science into human spaceflight, and ob

Apr 17
1 h 10 min

236 - Juicy Red Fruits (with Casey Dreier)

Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the dichotomy of NASA right now: the Artemis II lunar flyby, and the FY

Apr 10
1 h 31 min

235 - Basement of the VAB

It finally happened. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 235 - Basement of the VAB - YouTube NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast) - YouTube

Apr 3
1 h 01 min

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