
10 - A Cafe in Milan
07/10/18 • 65 min
Shannon Stirone joins Jake and Anthony for a deep dive into the history, present, and future of the Deep Space Network.
Beers
- La Fin du Monde - Unibroue - Untappd
- Lemon Gin Saison - Bridge Brewing Company - Untappd
- HopBack Amber Ale - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd
Topics
- Welcome to the Center of the Universe
- Uplink-Downlink: A History of the Deep Space Network, 1957-1997 (The NASA History Series)
- NASA’s Management of the Deep Space Network
Picks
- When a Mars Simulation Goes Wrong - The Atlantic
- Trouble On The HI-SEAS - Are We There Yet - 90.7 WMFE
- Surviving Mars | Paradox Interactive
- Surviving Mars on Steam
- Annihilation (2018) - IMDb
- SwRI scientists find evidence of complex organic molecules from Enceladus | Southwest Research Institute
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Shannon Stirone joins Jake and Anthony for a deep dive into the history, present, and future of the Deep Space Network.
Beers
- La Fin du Monde - Unibroue - Untappd
- Lemon Gin Saison - Bridge Brewing Company - Untappd
- HopBack Amber Ale - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd
Topics
- Welcome to the Center of the Universe
- Uplink-Downlink: A History of the Deep Space Network, 1957-1997 (The NASA History Series)
- NASA’s Management of the Deep Space Network
Picks
- When a Mars Simulation Goes Wrong - The Atlantic
- Trouble On The HI-SEAS - Are We There Yet - 90.7 WMFE
- Surviving Mars | Paradox Interactive
- Surviving Mars on Steam
- Annihilation (2018) - IMDb
- SwRI scientists find evidence of complex organic molecules from Enceladus | Southwest Research Institute
Follow Shannon
Follow Jake
- WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
- WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
- Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter
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09 - Randomly Throwing Money Out Into the Cosmos
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
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11 - That’s a Peach
Eric Berger joins Jake and Anthony to talk about his recent trip to Kourou, the European launch sector, Commercial Crew announcements, and the social eating segment of JAXA launch streams.
Beers
- Belgian White - Blue Moon Brewing Company - Untappd
- High Grade IPA - Fairweather Brewing Company - Untappd
- Philadelphia Pale Ale - Yards Brewing Co. - Untappd
Topics
- As the SpaceX steamroller surges, European rocket industry vows to resist | Ars Technica
- America's path to space begins in Russia | Adrift - Houston Chronicle
- Proton M rocket explosion July 2 2013 slow motion full HD - YouTube
- After seven difficult years, a fine day for NASA and human spaceflight | Ars Technica
- How can NASA return to the Moon? By making everything reusable, chief says | Ars Technica
- One possible job for SpaceX’s BFR rocket? Taking the Air Force’s cargo in and out of space.
- EELV LSA Selection “Sometime in August” - Main Engine Cut Off
- An interesting passage about Atlas V Phase II engine configurations (relevant to AR-1-Vulcan?)
- Eric Berger on Twitter: Top thread on /r/SpaceLaunchSystem/ right now is titled, “If BFR Becomes Reality: What will the SLS's Purpose Be?”
Picks
- When Biospheres Collide | NASA
- Space Craft is back with season 2 - The Verge
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series 1987–1994) - IMDb
- The Greatest Generation | Maximum Fun
Follow Eric
- Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) | Twitter
- Rocket Report: Japan chasing SpaceX, missile-test failure, Russian trolling | Ars Technica
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