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Jake 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.
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Episode 261 - I am the LEO Economy (with Eric Berger) - YouTube
NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations - Ars Technica
NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers - Ars Technica
Boeing "incredibly excited" to serve as nation's only astronaut transportation - Ars Technica
Eric Berger on X: "The next spacecraft to land humans on the Moon will be:" / X
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Jake 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 again to international drama to orbit and all the moments in between.
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Episode 260 - Launching on Thursday (with Scott Edwards) - YouTube
To the Black – Movie
Firefly co-founder Markusic to step down as CEO - SpaceNews
Feds who forced Ukrainian investor to sell rocket company backtrack years later - Ars Technica
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Jake 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.
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Episode 259 - Overhead (with Chris Kemp) - YouTube
Astra Rocket 4.0 | Private Space Launch Company
Astra is Poised to Rewrite the 'Commercial' Rocket Equation with its 2027 Rocket 4 Launch - The Debrief
Astra Launches NASA's ELaNa 41 Mission - YouTube
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Jake 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 atmospheric ion thrusters. Seriously.
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Episode 258 - Not a Space Guy (with Daniel Drew) - YouTube
SPARK
This Crazy Robot Could Explore the CAVES of Titan [NIAC 2026] - YouTube
Huygens's descent to Titan's surface - YouTube
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Here’s Why You Should Kill Spotted Lanternflies - The New York Times
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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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