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Jake and Anthony talk about NASA going MAX POWER on the Moon, booking every New Glenn, and check in on the midterms and their effects on both space policy but also their stock portfolios.
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Episode 264 - Certified Pre-Owned Glenn - YouTube
NASA Awards Moon Base Transportation, Technology, Science Projects - NASA
NASA's secret weapon in the lunar space race may be ... procurement reform? - Ars Technica
Eric Berger on X: “An industry source confirms that Blue Origin's 9x4 variant of New Glenn, with an upgraded version of the GS3 kick stage announced last week, would be capable of launching Orion to the Moon. This is notable, but in the near term SLS remains the only viable vehicle that can do so.”
Rocket Lab on X: “Black rocket 🤝 Golden milestone. Electron is all dressed up for launch 100.”
See the Artemis III Rocket w/ NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman - YouTube
“Blue Tsunami” Puts Democrats in Control of House and Senate Next Year – SpacePolicyOnline.com
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Jake 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.
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Episode 263 - Eric’s Burger Article - YouTube
Artemis Acceleration (Oct. 23, 2026) - YouTube
SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency - Ars Technica
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Jake 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.
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Episode 262 - Barely Moons - YouTube
Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos - Ars Technica
Things are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation - Ars Technica
Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket - Ars Technica
Does anyone actually want to win the medium-lift race in the United States? - Ars Technica
SpaceX to attempt Starship catch on next flight, with eye on rapid cadence increase - Ars Technica
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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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Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age | West Houston's Neighborhood Bookshop
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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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