Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about NASA’s Ignition event, and the unbelievably fast-moving space policy landscape.

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• Episode 234 - FREEDOM! (with Lori Garver) - YouTube
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• NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy - NASA
• Lori Garver on X: “Acknowledgement of shortcomings in the current Artemis plan is healthy & a welcome change from past NASA leadership. The focus on Artemis spin over substance has been troubling since its inception. However, expressing confidence that we can add a flight in between & make two…”

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Jake and Anthony play a 3-year-delayed round of Anomaly Feud!

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• 233 - How Fuzzy the Fuzzy Is - YouTube

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Jake and Anthony sort through the news mayhem that has been the last few weeks.

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• Off-Nominal - YouTube
• Episode 232 - Repurpose, Reprogram, Reconfigure, or Reassign - YouTube
• The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race - Ars Technica
• Congress extends ISS and tells NASA to get moving on private space stations - Ars Technica
• NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander - Ars Technica
• NASA has shuffled its Artemis rockets. But what of the lunar landers? - Ars Technica
• NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return - Ars Technica
• Episode 68 - Pop It Back Up There - Off-Nominal
• We got a leaked look at NASA’s future Moon missions—and likely delays - Ars Technica

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Jake and Anthony are joined by Justin Cyrus, CEO and Founder of Lunar Outpost, to talk about their rovers—Eagle and MAPP—and everything else they’re working on.

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• Home | Lunar Outpost
• NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears - Ars Technica
• NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X: “Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking at the @a16z American Dynamism Summit with the builders, operators, and investors helping shape the next era of exploration. NASA has a clear mandate under President Trump’s national space policy: Return American astronauts to the Moon”
• FLEX Rover – Astrolab
• LTV | Intuitive Machines
• Lunar Outpost® Moon Rover Space Vehicle 42211 | Technic™ | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop US
• Lunar Outpost celebrates release of Lego Moon Rover Space Vehicle | collectSPACE

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Jake and Anthony catch up on Starliner’s no good very bad report, Artemis II’s no good very bad fueling tests, and Vulcan’s no good very bad solid rocket boosters.

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• Episode 230 - Bequeathed in the divorce - YouTube
• NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign - NASA
• NASA says it needs to haul the Artemis II rocket back to the hangar for repairs - Ars Technica
• NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as "Type A" mishap, says agency made mistakes - Ars Technica
• Bowersox to retire from NASA - SpaceNews
• Audrey Decker on X: “Senate Commerce's reauth bill would prohibit NASA from acquiring more than 50% of launch services from one provider, according to bill text I obtained. SpaceX currently dominates the market. However, bill says the administrator can seek waivers”
• ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier - Ars Technica

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Jake and Anthony are joined by Jeff Hill, Chairman of SATELLITE, to talk about their upcoming event, SATShow Week 2026, and trends in the industry that are sure to be a focus—direct-to-cell services, data centers in space, megaconstellations, and the defense market.

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• Episode 229 - 40% Rule (with Jeff Hill) - YouTube
• SATShow 2026 - SATShow Week
• Why the economics of orbital AI are so brutal | TechCrunch
• The Opportunities and Risks of SpaceX's xAI Deal and Data Center in Space Ambitions - Via Satellite

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Mars is dead! Long live the Moon! Jake and Anthony kick around the recent flurry of SpaceX news—the IPO, data centers, and a focus on the Moon.

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• Episode 228 - The SpaceX Reverse Mortgage - YouTube
• SpaceX acquires xAI, plans to launch a massive satellite constellation to power it - Ars Technica
• Why would Elon Musk pivot from Mars to the Moon all of a sudden? - Ars Technica
• SpaceX Sets $800 Billion Valuation, Confirms 2026 IPO Plans - Bloomberg
• SpaceX-xAI Deal Blurs Musk’s Once-Clear Space Exploration Mission - Bloomberg
• Here's why Blue Origin just ended its suborbital space tourism program - Ars Technica

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Jake and Anthony are joined by author Alastair Storm Browne to talk about developing space, and his new book, Building the Space Infrastructure.

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• Episode 227 - They Make the Rocket from One Factory (with Alastair Storm Browne) - YouTube
• Amazon.com: Building the Space Infrastructure: Developing the Cis-Lunar Neighborhood eBook : Browne, Alastair: Kindle Store
• Amazon.com: Cosmic Careers: Exploring the Universe of Opportunities in the Space Industries eBook : Browne, Alastair Storm, Karinch, Maryann: Kindle Store
• Who owns the moon? One man's lunar claim | Space
• The Space Review: US space resources law needs clarification by Congress

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