About this podcast
Two friends, two beers, and a casual conversation about space. Landing monthly in your podcast feed.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 268 episodes
- 263 - Eric’s Burger Article · 1 h 8 min · Episode 267Jake and Anthony break down the oh-my-god-how-long-is-this-update Artemis III and IV updates, and the current SpaceX-turning-away-from-the-industry discourse.
- 262 - Barely Moons · 1 h 0 min · Episode 266Jake and Anthony run through the news to talk about MMX and its Phobos sample return, the return of Venus missions, and the always-talked-about-dearth-of-launch-vehicles.
- 261 - I am the LEO Economy (with Eric Berger) · 60 min · Episode 265Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, to talk about the latest Starliner situation, LEO beyond Dragon, and NASA’s commercial LEO policy.
- 260 - Launching on Thursday (with Scott Edwards) · 1 h 2 min · Episode 264Jake and Anthony are joined by Scott Edwards, Director and Executive Producer of To the Black, a documentary chronicling Firefly’s journey from bankruptcy to almost bankruptcy…
- 259 - Overhead (with Chris Kemp) · 1 h 0 min · Episode 263Jake and Anthony are joined by Astra founder and CEO Chris Kemp to talk about the company’s road back from the brink, Rocket 4, and why he still sees a path for it today.
- 258 - Not a Space Guy (with Daniel Drew) · 1 h 9 min · Episode 262Jake and Anthony are joined by Daniel Drew of the University of Hawaiʻi to talk about SPARK, his concept for exploring Titan’s caves with aerobots powered by solid-state…
- 257 - Can You Fix Our RV? (with Nick Cialdella) · 1 h 1 min · Episode 261Jake and Anthony are joined by Nick Cialdella, CTO of Varda Space Industries, to talk about manufacturing pharmaceuticals in space, the reentry technology that brings them back…
- 256 - The Ellis Number · 1 h 1 min · Episode 260Jake and Anthony talk about Blue Origin building the Mars Telecommunications Network, Stoke splashing the cash and talking up Nova Block 2, and Anthony has a weird theory about…
- 255 - Sorry, Reno (with Matt Gjertsen) · 1 h 3 min · Episode 259Jake and Anthony are joined by Matt Gjertsen, Founder of BUILT, to talk about his book, Minimum Viable Manager: Three Essential Skills for Leading Technical Teams That Solve Big…
- 254 - An Advocate of Crazy (with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen) · 1 h 0 min · Episode 258Jake 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 the state…
- 253 - Dome is Your Strategy · 1 h 1 min · Episode 256It’s time for actual stock tips. Jake and Anthony draft competing $100,000 space portfolios and lock them in for a year.
- 252 - Paying Now and Later (with Eric Berger and Joe Barnard) · 1 h 3 min · Episode 257Anthony 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…
- 251 - Yada Yada Yada (with Dan Rasky, Charles Miller, and Charlie Camarda) · 60 min · Episode 255Jake 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…
- 250 - Tile Enthusiast · 1 h 1 min · Episode 254Jake 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…
- 249 - Peeing Out Your Bones (with Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer) · 1 h 1 min · Episode 253Jake and Anthony are joined by Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer, co-founders of Icarus Robotics, to talk about—what else?—robots in space!
- 248 - Earth Quality (with Jason Dunn) · 1 h 0 min · Episode 252Jake 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…
- 247 - RTGs Don’t Grow on Trees · 1 h 2 min · Episode 251Jake 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.
- 246 - Stock Tips · 1 h 0 min · Episode 250Jake catches Anthony up on the news he missed while on vacation, and also how expensive stage adapters have become.
- 245 - Polar Bears and Penguins (with Jonathan Goff and Mike Loucks) · 1 h 3 min · Episode 249Jake 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…
- 244 - Helen from Everywhere (with Lindy Elkins-Tanton) · 1 h 6 min · Episode 248Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Principal Investigator of Psyche, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about Leadership on big NASA missions in her new book Mission Ready.
