149 - Bob from Valves, Inc.

Jake and Anthony are joined by Aria Alamalhodaei, reporter at TechCrunch, to talk about valves, getting footage of Astra’s explosions, Mars Sample Return, and everything else that has been going on lately, including cursed eclipses.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 149 - Bob from Valves, Inc. (with Aria Alamalhodaei) - YouTubeAria Alamalhodaei on X: “my most unpopular opinion is that I hated the eclipse, felt cursed”Why valves are a spacecraft engineer’s worst nightmare | TechCrunchFootage from 2020 shows Astra rocket exploding during prelaunch testing | TechCrunchInternal pre-Starlink SpaceX financials show big spending on moonshot bets | TechCrunchIs NASA Actually Committed to Returning Samples From Mars? - jakerobins.comNASA to look for new options to carry out Mars Sample Return program - SpaceNewsFollow AriaAria Alamalhodaei (@breadfrom) / XAria Alamalhodaei | TechCrunchFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club 🐘Off-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop