Best Anthony Colangelo Podcasts (2025)

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Solid Diagonal Line Up: Anthony Colangelo & MECO's origin story 51:54

12d ago51:54

51:54

While Richard was away Joe catches up with Anthony Colangelo, partner at Pine Works, host of Main Engine Cut Off & cohost of Off-Nominal, Engineering leader, iOS product developer, birds fan, dad, and Joe's spiritual nephew. Anthony has grown a space flght, exploration, and policy podcast empire rooted in his sincere passion and strong opinions re:…

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Alliance Has Direction 51:43

3h ago51:43

51:43

In this episode, Joe and Richard explore the difference between community and alliance: “An alliance is going someplace… it has direction.” They trade time-travel hypotheticals, reflect on the problem-solving joy of The Martian and The Last of Us, and debate whether their businesses are behaving like nouns or verbs. “Do something with this,” Joe in…

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198 - Gotahm 1:01:15

5d ago1:01:15

1:01:15

Jake and Anthony figure out if we should panic about Starship, or just Starship Block 2, or not. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 198 - Gotahm - YouTube Starship’s Ninth Flight Test - SpaceX - Launches Northrop Grumman Invests $50 Million in Firefly Aerospace to Advance Medium Launch Vehicle Named Eclipse™ Introducing the new Northrop Grumman l…

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197 - Valves and Cranberries 59:30

12d ago59:30

59:30

Anthony is in his new studio! He and Jake catch up on his recent trip to Marotta Controls, Anthony shares the good news about valves, and they try to figure out what the hell is going on with VIPER. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 197 - Valves and Cranberries - YouTube T+302: A Tour of Marotta Controls - Main Engine Cut Off Controls Engineerin…

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196 - ❌ Lady Telescope ❌ 59:03

22d ago59:03

59:03

Jake and Anthony talk about Firefly’s latest spectacular Alpha failure, and the skinny budget request. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 196 - ❌ Lady Telescope ❌ - YouTube Trump Proposes $6 Billion Cut to NASA – SpacePolicyOnline.com NASA scrambles to cut ISS activity due to budget issues - Ars Technica Firefly Alpha launches FLTA006 Message In …

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T+303: The Trump 2024 Transition (with Mark Albrecht) 53:42

27d ago53:42

53:42

Mark Albrecht joins me to talk about his time on the Trump 2024 Transition Team, the thinking behind some of the policy decisions we’re starting to see in the space and national security spheres, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Joonas, The Astrogators at SEE, Will and Lars from Agile, Theo a…

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T+302: A Tour of Marotta Controls 1:38:45

30d ago1:38:45

1:38:45

We take a tour of Marotta Controls in Montville, New Jersey, to see how they work, how they develop, produce, and test products at rate, and we learn about the most feared topic in space—valves! This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Joonas, Josh from Impulse, Heiko, Donald, Stealth Julian, Warren, Kris, Fra…

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T+301: Hypersonics and Constellations (with Caleb Henry) 42:05

1M ago42:05

42:05

Caleb Henry, Director of Research at Quilty Space, joins me to talk megaconstellations, the hypersonics industry, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Joonas, Josh from Impulse, Heiko, Donald, Stealth Julian, Warren, Kris, Frank, Steve, Bob, Better Every Day Studios, The Astrogators at SEE, Joaki…

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195 - Dirtiest Thing in the Cleanroom (with Dante Lauretta) 58:46

1M ago58:46

58:46

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dante Lauretta, Principal Investigator of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, and Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona, to talk about—take a guess!—returning and studying pristine samples from Bennu. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 195 - Dirtiest Thing in the Cleanroom (with Dante Lauretta) - YouTub…

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194 - St. Bart’s on a Tuesday (with Roman Chiporukha) 52:09

1M ago52:09

52:09

Jake and Anthony are joined by Roman Chiporukha, founder of SpaceVIP, a travel agency for space. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 194 - St. Bart’s on a Tuesday (with Roman Chiporukha) - YouTube SpaceVIP | Your Gateway to the Cosmos Space Prize Blue Origin’s First All-Female Spaceflight Stunt - The New York Times Radian Aerospace – World’s First…

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T+300: Isaacman’s Confirmation Hearing, NASA and NOAA Budgets, NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 Awards 26:48

2M ago26:48

26:48

Jared Isaacman was in Congress for a confirmation hearing for his nomination as NASA Administrator, which was followed up by reports of huge proposed budget cuts at NASA and NOAA. And as expected, SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin all received awards for NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers…

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193 - The Secretary of Land 59:08

2M ago59:08

59:08

Jake and Anthony talk about Jared Isaacman’s confirmation hearing, and the apocalyptic NASA science budget. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 193 - The Secretary of Land - YouTube Isaacman Insists NASA Can Pursue Moon and Mars Goals Simultaneously – SpacePolicyOnline.com Isaacman’s “Golden Age of Science & Discovery” on Shaky Ground – SpacePolic…

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eHouse Gets Acquired: Reaction Pod + The Philadelphia Experiment starts! 46:00

2M ago46:00

46:00

Richard and Joe break down their conversation with Chris & Aaron Quinn, more details about agency acquisitions, private equity vs venture capital, and they spill the beans about The Philadelphia Experiment April 9-11.By Joe Rinaldi & Richard Banfield

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192 - Accordion-Based ECLSS (with Chris Carberry and Sam Burbank) 1:02:35

2M ago1:02:35

1:02:35

Jake and Anthony are joined by Chris Carberry and Sam Burbank to talk about their first documentary film, Alcohol in Space - The Movie, their upcoming projects, and the 2025 Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Watch Alcohol in Space - The Movie | Prime Video The Music of Space: Scoring the Cosmos in Film and Television: C…

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Little By Little, Then All At Once: eHouse Gets Acquired 56:37

2M ago56:37

56:37

Chris and Aaron Quinn join to share their experiences creating, growing, and ultimately scaling eHouse through an acquisition. Thanks to our friends for being so candid and informative about their experiences!By Joe Rinaldi & Richard Banfield

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191 - It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere…at a Rocket Lab Facility (with Richard French) 59:15

2M ago59:15

59:15

Jake and Anthony are joined by Richard French, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, Space Systems at Rocket Lab, to talk about their Mars Sample Return architecture, the way they’ve been putting the word out on it, and to hear what’s been up with their space systems side of the business lately. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 191…

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T+299: Starliner, According to Butch and Suni (with Eric Berger) 28:50

2M ago28:50

28:50

Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins me to talk about his recent interviews with Butch and Suni in the aftermath of their flight, the update NASA put out about Starliner, and how it all lands from where we are now. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Ryan, David, Theo and Violet, Fred, Steve, Warren, The Ast…

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190 - Poolonauts (with Jason Snell) 1:00:27

2M ago1:00:27

1:00:27

Jake and Anthony are joined by writer and podcaster Jason Snell, to talk about Jared Isaacman’s nomination to lead NASA, what’s been up in the NASA CFO scene, what astronauts really want to be doing, and so much more. Also, this episode completes the Lifoff-Nominal crossover spectacular, AND makes 10 year old Anthony very happy that he’s podcasting…

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189 - Glow in the Dark Plants (with Awais Ahmed) 58:02

3M ago58:02

58:02

Jake and Anthony are joined by Awais Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Pixxel, to talk about building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites. Honestly, we mostly try to help Jake get his head around the electromagnetic spectrum. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Pixxel | Hyperspectral Imagery and Space Data Company Google leads $36 million funding …

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T+298: Eric Schmidt Takes Over at Relativity, Rocket Lab Plans Mynaric Acquisition 20:05

3M ago20:05

20:05

Eric Schmidt has taken a majority stake in Relativity and will serve as its CEO, so this is a good time to check in on their plans. Rocket Lab is planning to acquire Mynaric, and I have a theory I felt like I needed to float. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Matt, Donald, Frank, David, Lee, Will and La…

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188 - Barry Up the Street (with Jonathan McDowell) 1:01:11

3M ago1:01:11

1:01:11

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan McDowell, astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the namesake of the McDowell Line at 80 kilometers, to talk about his fundraiser to move his epic space library to a new, permanent home. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 188 - Barry Up the Street (with Jonathan McDowell) - YouTub…

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T+297: Firefly Blue Ghost 1, Intuitive Machines IM-2, SpaceX Starship Flight 8 (with Josh Dinner) 52:20

3M ago52:20

52:20

Josh Dinner of Space.com joins me to talk about a wild week in space—Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1, Intuitive Machines’ IM-2, SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8, Rocket Lab announcements, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Stealth Julian, Kris, Heiko, Pat, Jan, Warren, Josh from Impulse, Ryan, Lee, Joel, Davi…

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187 - Amazon Basics Lunar Lander 59:25

3M ago59:25

59:25

Jake and Anthony talk about the Moon lander mania this week has been—Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1 and Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 missions. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 187 - Amazon Basics Lunar Lander - YouTube Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Firefly Aerospace AstroForge | Earning the Learnings: The Launch of Odin NASA still working to restore contact with …

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Take the Credit Out & Get More Done 30:12

3M ago30:12

30:12

Duolingo announced changing their job titles from UX Design to Product Experience Design and created a 2013-Twitter-era dust up so Richard and Joe chime in with their thoughts. We discuss the purpose of job titles, the way identity effs with you, and to bring it back to sales in a meta way we ask what's more important? That you achieve your objecti…

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T+296: Jim Bridenstine on Space Policy 25:56

3M ago25:56

25:56

Former Congressman and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joins me to talk space policy, then and now: CLPS, Commercial Space Stations, Artemis, international partnerships, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Stealth Julian, Kris, Heiko, Pat, Jan, Warren, Josh from Impulse, Ryan, Lee, Joel, Davi…

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186 - It’s Like the Cinnamon Challenge (with Casey Dreier) 1:05:33

3M ago1:05:33

1:05:33

Jake and Anthony are joined by Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, to talk about the current era of Executive action, Congressional pushback (or not) against it, and the upcoming Day of Action. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 186 - It’s Like the Cinnamon Challenge (with Casey Dreier) - YouTube The Day of Action | The …

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185 - A Little Bit Like Mexico (with Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau) 1:01:55

3M ago1:01:55

1:01:55

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau to talk about their new book, Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier. Supply! Demand! Subsidies! Probably dunking on the commercial space station market! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 185 - A Little Bit Like Mexico (with Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau) …

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T+295: The Economics of Space (with Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau) 41:11

3M ago41:11

41:11

Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau join me to talk about their new book, Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier. We talk about the economics driving the space industry today, how traditional economic theories apply—or not!—to the industry, and how to use economics as a lens to shape your business and policy approach to the future. …

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Waiting Super Hard is Your Biz Dev Strategy 47:14

4M ago47:14

47:14

This episode has it all!Richard shares how embedding "brown M&M" contract requirements helps you get what you wantHe also discusses how the TNT (takes no talent) parts of a business lead to successJoe provides an example: Respond to new leads shockingly quickly and meet your clients' enthusiasmRichard describes his tantric response to awkward silen…

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The Medium & The Message 53:26

4M ago53:26

53:26

Richard and Joe discuss the little cohort/therapy group they're in and how beneficial that relationship has become over the past year. Within that discussion Richard explains how effective it can be to manage communication patterns within a community, for example conducting types of conversations in person while conducting very different conversati…

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184 - Trickle Down Space News 59:17

4M ago59:17

59:17

Jake and Anthony catch up on some news, stories they haven’t covered yet like Rocket Lab’s Mars Sample Return architecture, and discuss the glory of Super Bowl LIX. It’s Anthony’s birthday, so he will not be stopped by Jake. Go Birds. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 184 - Trickle Down Space News - YouTube Chiefs vs Eagles | Super Bowl LIX High…

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T+294: Elon Musk and the Trump Administration, Potential SLS Cancellation (with Eric Berger) 42:22

4M ago42:22

42:22

Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins me to talk about Elon Musk and the whirlwind start of the second Trump administration, and what the future may hold for SLS. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Will and Lars from Agile, Fred, The Astrogators at SEE, Ryan, Stealth Julian, Warren, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Tim Dodd…

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