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Jake 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 to Earth, Varda’s hypersonic testbed, and the business case for making things in orbit.
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Episode 257 - Can You Fix Our RV? (with Nick Cialdella) - YouTube
Space born, Earth bound • Varda Space Industries
Varda Space Storefront: Hawaiian Shirt
The Definitive Winnebago Man - YouTube (…language warning)
Winnebago Man | Full Documentary Movie | Jack Rebney - YouTube (…also language warning)
Could this be the moment that drug manufacturing takes off in orbit? - Ars Technica
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Jake 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 Jared Isaacman.
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Episode 256 - The Ellis Number - YouTube
NASA selects Blue Origin for Mars communications orbiter - SpaceNews
Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion to Accelerate Fully Reusable Launch | Stoke Space
Nova Block 2 | Stoke Space
With another huge infusion of cash, Stoke Space goes even bigger - Ars Technica
Trump White House just tossed a grenade into international space relations - Ars Technica
German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket - Ars Technica
The Exploration Company (TEC) secures $450 million in the largest-ever Series C by a European space company
Europe may finally have found a space entrepreneur who is meeting the moment - Ars Technica
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X: “@NASAWatch Few thoughts in response: 1) NASA has not given up on LEO. Within weeks of being on the job, I publicly addressed the Starliner situation and the role NASA played in it, and we have since taken a very active role with Boeing in implementing the investigation recommendations and…”
Fetterman Has a Surprise Cameo at Trump’s Convention - The New York Times
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X: “NASA is heading to the @NFL. @NASA operates a fleet of aircraft for astronaut training and cutting-edge high-speed and high-altitude research. In celebration of America’s 250th birthday, to showcase our technology and inspire the next generation, we are taking some of those…”
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Jake 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 Problems, the recovery of Starship at Christmas Island, and Starbase Louisiana.
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Episode 255 - Sorry, Reno (with Matt Gjertsen) - YouTube
Amazon.com: Minimum Viable Manager: Three Essential Skills for Leading Technical Teams That Solve Big Problems: 9781774587270: Gjertsen, Matt: Books
Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at sea - Ars Technica
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SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport - Ars Technica
US12234039B2 - Repeating ground track orbits for a reusable launch vehicle - Google Patents
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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 the state of science missions at NASA.

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

QuantumScape Co-Founder and CTO Sells His Trust's Entire Stake in the Company for $76,465 | The Motley Fool

NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities - NASA

The Cost of a PROMISE | The Planetary Society

Has NASA already found life on Mars? | Scientific American

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope - NASA Science

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It’s time for actual stock tips. Jake and Anthony draft competing $100,000 space portfolios and lock them in for a year.

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253 - Dome is Your Strategy - YouTube

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