Off-Nominal

09 - Randomly Throwing Money Out Into the Cosmos

Episode Summary

Jason Davis joins Jake and Anthony to discuss when and why—but not how—humanity will go to the Moon and Mars. Okay, maybe a little how. And also some space policy talk.

Episode Notes

Jason Davis joins Jake and Anthony to discuss when and why—but not how—humanity will go to the Moon and Mars. Okay, maybe a little how. And also some space policy talk.

Beers

• Dragoon IPA - Dragoon Brewing Company - Untappd
• Artistry Series 2 (Noelle Miller) - Wicked Weed Brewing - Untappd
• Astronomical - Wicked Weed Brewing - Untappd

Topics

• Funpost! Space beer face-off | The Planetary Society
• The Humans to Mars Summit
• Is NASA painting itself into a corner with its ISS transition plans? | The Planetary Society
• Why China is opening its space station to international partners
• Bezos outlines vision of Blue Origin’s lunar future - SpaceNews.com
• A brief history of Resource Prospector, NASA's cancelled lunar mission | The Planetary Society
• NASA has a Moon landing plan—sort of | The Planetary Society

Picks

• Pop Chart Lab | Design + Data = Delight | The Chart of Cosmic Exploration
• Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto: Alan Stern, David Grinspoon
• The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos: Christian Davenport
• Amazon.com: Ursula K. Le Guin: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle
• Amazon.com: Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions eBook: Ursula K. Le Guin: Kindle Store

Follow Jason

• Jason Davis (@jasonrdavis) | Twitter
• Jason Davis | The Planetary Society
• ROCKETGUT!

Follow Jake

• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

Follow Anthony

• Main Engine Cut Off
• Main Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | Twitter
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter