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    WeMartians Podcast

    The WeMartians Podcast delves into all aspects of the exploration of Mars, including robotic/human spacecraft and rocket engineering, planetary science, astronomy and other upcoming technology. Our episodes are research-supported and feature topical audio clips and special guests.

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    44 – Ashes to Ashes, Clay to Dust (feat. Mark Lemmon) Jun 26, 2018
    Show notes

    There’s a serious Global Dust Storm happening right now on Mars. Several regional storms have kicked up a tremendous amount of dust into the skies, blocking out the sun and jeopardizing the Opportunity rover’s safety. But despite the threat, this is a great chance to do some science on Mars weather. Jake is joined by Space Science Institute’s Mark Lemmon to discuss these storms formation and what we’re learning from them.

    We Discuss Mars Dust Storms and the NASA rover Curiosity and Opportunity

    • Most recent JPL news release on the Global Dust Storm
    • Curiosity, starting at the Sun through the dust
    • A look out across Gale Crater through the Storm
    • The last photo taken by Opportunity on June 10th

    Follow Mark

    • The Space Science Institute

    Follow Jake & WeMartians

    • Website (www.wemartians.com)
    • Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)
    • WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)
    • Twitter (@we_martians)
    • Facebook (@wemartians)
    • Instagram (@wemartians)
    • Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)
    • The Off-Nominal Podcast

    WeMartians music is “RetroFuture”, “Electrodoodle”, and “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    The storm may be huge and terrible, but it’s time is limited. If you’ve listened to the episode, you’ll know it’ll be over…soon! Get the shirt on our shop! Or, support Opportunity as she hunkers down through the worst of it in her typical, extra-nominal way.

    43 – The Great Climate Debate (feat. Ashley Palumbo) Jun 12, 2018
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    We’ve got plenty of evidence of liquid on the surface of Mars today. Lakes and channels indicate a past life abundant with water. But despite the evidence, scientists have had trouble modelling an ancient Mars climate warm enough to support the theory. Was the past warm and wet like the geology shows, or was it cold and icy like the climate models suggest? Brown University’s Ashley Palumbo, a Martian climatologist, joins Jake to talk weather, rain and mathematical models of the Red Planet’s mysterious history.

    We Discuss Mars Past Climate

    • Ashley’s LPSC Abstract

    Follow Ashley Palumbo

    • Ashley’s Website
    • Brown University’s Planetary Science Website

    Follow Jake & WeMartians

    • Website (www.wemartians.com)
    • Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)
    • WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)
    • Twitter (@we_martians)
    • Facebook (@wemartians)
    • Instagram (@wemartians)
    • Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)
    • The Off-Nominal Podcast

    WeMartians music is “RetroFuture”, “Electrodoodle”, and “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    Evidence of Mars’ past is plainly visible thanks to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter creepin’ over every inch of its surface. Now you can be that creepy, too! Get the shirt on our shop!

    42 – A Culture of Safety (feat. Holly Griffith) May 22, 2018
    Show notes

    Before sending people in to space, space agencies like NASA or commercial companies like Boeing & SpaceX must take stock of risks to crew and vehicle and do their best to mitigate them. But how does this process actually work? How do you quantify risks to people? And most importantly, how do you determine that the risk is acceptable before you fly? Jake is joined by Holly Griffith, an engineer on the Safety team for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft, to talk about risks and to have a candid conversation about what’s at stake when making these kinds of decisions.

    We Discuss NASA’s Orion Spacecraft and the Culture of Safety

    • CAIB Report (NASA.gov)

    Previous Coverage about Human Spaceflight Risk

    • Episode 24 – Risks and Rewards (feat. Leonard David)

    Follow Holly Griffith

    • Twitter (@absolutspacegrl)

    Follow Jake & WeMartians

    • Website (www.wemartians.com)
    • Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)
    • WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)
    • Twitter (@we_martians)
    • Facebook (@wemartians)
    • Instagram (@wemartians)
    • Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)
    • The Off-Nominal Podcast

    WeMartians music is “RetroFuture”, “Electrodoodle”, and “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    41 – Thirty Years to the Centre of Mars (feat. Bruce Banerdt, Philippe Lognonné & Tim Linn) May 09, 2018
    Show notes

    NASA’s InSight mission, a lander to study the interior of Mars, lifted off from California on May 5th, 2018. For the scientists working on this geophysics mission, it’s been a long time coming. Jake travels down to Vandenberg to “see” the launch, and gets behind the scenes to hear the true story of this mission, thirty years in the making. Jake is joined by InSight Principal Investigator Bruce Banerdt, SEIS instrument Principal Investigator Philippe Lognonné, and Lockheed Martin Deputy Project Manager for InSight, Tim Linn.

    We Discuss NASA’s InSight Mission

    • The InSight website
    • The Verge Science Launch Video
    • 1991’s Mars Global Network Mission Paper (incl author Banerdt)
    • 1992’s Intermarsnet (incl authors Banerdt and Lognonné)
    • 1999’s Netlander (incl author Lognonné)
    • 2003 Planetary Sciences Decadal Survey
    • 2010 Mission Concept Study, Mars Geophysical Network
    • 2010 MGN Options Study (InSight was originally option “G”)
    • 2013 Planetary Sciences Decadal Survey
    • 2011 Discovery Finalists Announced (incl. GEMS, which became InSight)
    • 2011 JPL Changes name of GEMS to InSight
    • 2012 InSight selected as Discovery 12
    • 2015 SEIS leak delays launch of InSight

    Previous Coverage of InSight

    • Episode 2: Every Twenty Six Months (covers InSight’s delay from 2016)
    • Episode 36: Systems Engineering InSight (feat. Farah Alibay, Payload Systems Engineer)

    Follow Jake & WeMartians

    • Website (www.wemartians.com)
    • Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)
      • Learn about the Orbiter Level ($1/month)
      • Learn about the Lander Level ($3/month)
      • Learn about the Rover Level ($5/month)
    • WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)
      • New InSight design GOOD VIBES
    • Twitter (@we_martians)
    • Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)

    WeMartians music is “RetroFuture” and “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    40 – Mars One Waning (feat. Ryan MacDonald) Apr 17, 2018
    Show notes

    Mars One captured the world’s attention when it announced its intentions to colonize Mars by 2023. But since that milestone announcement back in 2012, the organization has faced funding difficulties, delays, and accusations of fraud and misdirection. Meanwhile, the Mars 100, the hundred candidates currently hoping for a seat on the first mission, are left waiting and wondering. Cambridge University PhD student and Mars 100 candidate Ryan MacDonald joins Jake to discuss his experience, the money situation, and Mars One’s future.

    We Discuss Mars One

    • Original Mars One Press Release (March 2012)
      • All Mars One Press Releases
    • Ryan’s Application Video
    • The Mars One Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign
    • MIT Press Release for Feasibility Study
    • Elmo Keep’s Piece on Josh Richards
    • Elmo Keep’s Piece on Joseph Roche
    • Rae Paoletta’s Piece on Mars One
    • Mars One Revenue Projections Document

    Follow Ryan

    • Twitter (@MartianColonist)
    • YouTube (MartianColonist)

    Past coverage of Mars One

    • Episode 1: The Waxing Interest in Mars (January 2016)

    Follow Jake & WeMartians

    • Website (www.wemartians.com)
    • Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)
      • Learn about the Orbiter Level ($1/month)
      • Learn about the Lander Level ($3/month)
      • Learn about the Rover Level ($5/month)
    • WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)
      • New InSight design GOOD VIBES
    • Twitter (@we_martians)
    • Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)

    WeMartians music is “RetroFuture” and “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    39 – LPSC 2018 Mar 28, 2018
    Show notes

    Every year, upwards of 2,000 planetary scientists descend upon a suburb of Houston to discuss the latest findings, share the work, and learn something new at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC). A lot of Mars happens at these conferences, so WeMartians decided to attend it in person! Jake catches up with old friends, makes some new ones, and explores Mars like never before. This year, we explore the fascinating use of Earth Analogs to help us better understand the science happening on Mars.

    We discuss #LPSC2018, Earth Analogs and their value at Mars

    • What a Sinuous Ridge looks like on Earth
    • What a Sinuous Ridge looks like on Mars
    • Ben Cardenas’ Abstract for his LPSC talk
    • Dante Lauretta’s Abstract – Pretending Earth was another world
    • Jordan Knuth’s abstract on Cold Springs in Utah
    • Paul Knightly’s abstract for his poster on Mars 160 experiments
    • Paul tours the Mars Society Habitat in Devon Island Canada (FMARS) VIDEO
    • Apollo 17 45th Anniversary Live Stream
    • NASA BASALT Video
    • Catheryn Ryan’s Poster Abstract on LIFS

    Past coverage of LPSC

    • Episode 21: LPSC2017 (March 2017)

    Follow Jake & WeMartians

    • Website (www.wemartians.com)
    • Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)
      • Learn about the Orbiter Level ($1/month)
      • Learn about the Lander Level ($3/month)
      • Learn about the Rover Level ($5/month)
    • WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)
    • Twitter (@we_martians)
    • Facebook (@wemartians)
    • Instagram (@wemartians)
    • Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)

    WeMartians music is “RetroFuture” and “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    38 – Martian Mission Control (feat. Sophie Gruber and Reinhard Tlustos) Mar 06, 2018
    Show notes

    Behind every successful space mission is a talented team of support staff back on Earth, guiding the astronauts along the way. When we go to Mars, it will be much the same. But how can we practice these valuable skills? Mars analogues are a great way, and recently, the Austrian Space Forum completed a three week simulation called AMADEE 18. Project Manager Sophie Gruber and Flight Director Reinhard Tlustos join Jake to talk about the mission to the Oman Desert, and what it takes to get the astronauts to succeed.

    We Discuss Habitats, Science, and International Collaboration

    • The Austrian Space Forum
      • Twitter
      • Instagram
    • AMADEE 18 Website
    • AMADEE 18 Press Kit

    Other Analogue Coverage

    • Episode 7 – Sitting in a Tin Can (feat. Casey Stedman), covering the NASA HERA Analog mission
    • Episode 12 – Mission to sMars (feat. HISEAS IV), covering the NASA HISEAS IV year-long mission in Hawai’i

    New Products in the WeMartians Shop

    • Opportunity’s 5000 sols celebration design, EXTRA NOMINAL
    • The Falcon Heavy TWENTYSEVEN design, now in a pullover hoodie!

    Follow Jake & WeMartians

    • Website (www.wemartians.com)
    • Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)
      • Learn about the Orbiter Level ($1/month)
      • Learn about the Lander Level ($3/month)
      • Learn about the Rover Level ($5/month)
    • WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)
    • Twitter (@we_martians)
    • Facebook (@wemartians)
    • Instagram (@wemartians)
    • Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)

    WeMartians music is “RetroFuture” and “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    37 – Red Car for the Red Planet Feb 13, 2018
    Show notes

    After years of delays, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has finally flown, sending a test payload of a Tesla Roadster with a mannequin called Starman to interplanetary space. With the launch, it becomes the most powerful rocket in the world. Jake, along with Anthony from the Main Engine Cut Off podcast, travelled to Florida to watch the launch from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site and returns to talk about the history, development and future of this fantastic launch vehicle.

    We Discuss SpaceX, Falcon Heavy and BFR

    • SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy Rocket
    • James Corden talks SpaceX on the Late Late Show
    • Launch of STS-114, Return to Flight
    • Early SpaceX Press Release, announcing Falcon 9 Heavy (2005)
    • Space.com article (by past guest Leonard David) covering the SpaceX announcement
    • Official Falcon Heavy Press Conference (2011)
    • The Original Falcon Heavy Animation (2011)
    • Robert Zubrin adapts Mars Direct
    • Red Dragon Discovery-class Mission Proposal
    • The first announced delay
    • Delay Tracking Chart from Reddit
    • ViaSat trades in launch for Ariane
    • Musk talks at ISS R&D about development difficulties
    • Post-Launch Press Conference
    • Making Life Interplanetary
    • SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Video
    • Jake and Anthony reaction video of the launch

    Other Coverage of Falcon Heavy

    • Episode 31: The Interplanetary Business Case (feat. Chantelle Dubois)
    • Off-Nominal Podcast 5: The Volume of Anti-Starmanism

    Get the Falcon Heavy T-Shirt from our Shop

    • TWENTYSEVEN T-Shirt for Men and Women

    Follow Jake & WeMartians

    • Website (www.wemartians.com)
    • Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)
    • WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)
    • Twitter (@we_martians)
    • Facebook (@wemartians)
    • Instagram (@wemartians)
    • Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)

    WeMartians music is “RetroFuture” and “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Additional clips from the Walt Disney Corporation, RCA Records, CBS & SpaceX used under Fair Use.

    Clips from NASA used under public domain.

    36 – Systems Engineering InSight (feat. Farah Alibay) Jan 30, 2018
    Show notes

    This year is a Mars launch window, and NASA is taking full advantage of it with their Discovery-class InSight mission. This little lander will launch in May and land on Mars in November. Farah Alibay is a Payload Systems Engineer on this mission, and she joins Jake to talk about InSight’s objectives, integrating the instruments with the spacecraft, and the MarCO technology demonstrator.

    We Discuss NASA InSight and MarCO

    • NASA’s InSight Landing Page
    • InSight’s Wikipedia
    • InSight unfurls its solar panels ahead of launch

    Past Coverage of InSight

    • Episode 2: Every Twenty Six Months (February 2016)
    • Episode 18: The State of Mars 2017 (January 2017)
    • Episode 35: The State of Mars 2018 (January 2018)

    Follow Farah and JPL

    • NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Twitter and Instagram
    • Farah’s Instagram

    Follow Jake & WeMartians

    • Website (www.wemartians.com)
    • Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)
    • WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)
    • Twitter (@we_martians)
    • Facebook (@wemartians)
    • Instagram (@wemartians)
    • Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)

    WeMartians music is “RetroFuture”, “Electrodoodle”, and “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    35 – The State of Mars 2018 (feat. Brendan Byrne & Emilee Speck) Jan 16, 2018
    Show notes

    It’s a new year, and another trip around the sun exploring Mars. Emilee Speck & Brendan Byrne return to the show to continue a new tradition of covering the year that passed and the year that will be. From robotic exploration of Mars rovers and spacecraft to the endless saga of NASA’s human spaceflight program, we take a step back and examine everything going on.

    Miss last year’s Sate of Mars 2017? Check it out here!

    We discuss Mars, Robotic, Human and Otherwise

    • Methane Bursts on Mars (The Verge)
    • Opportunity survives 8th winter (Space.com)
      • Recommended Episode to learn more: Episode 29: A Teenage Rover (feat. Mike Seibert)
    • Curiosity’s Wheels Breaking Down (Space.com)
    • Curiosity celebrates 5 years, rock drill still out (Space.com)
      • Recommended Episode to learn more: Episode 28: Five Years of Being Curious (feat. Emily Lakdawalla)
    • InSight launching in 2018 (nasa.gov)
    • SLS Delayed (The Verge)
    • Mars is very expensive (Ars Technica)
      • Recommended Episode to learn more: Off the Cuff “Should SLS Be Cancelled?” (for $1+ Patrons)
    • Deep Space Gateway Plans Announced (Ars Technica)
      • Recommended Episode to learn more: Off the Cuff “NASA’s Roadmap to Mars” (for $1+ Patrons)
    • NASA Pivots to the Moon (Inverse.com)
      • Recommended Episode to learn more: Episode 34: From the Moon to Mars (feat. Laura Forczyk)
    • National Geographic’s MARS series renewed (Deadline.com)

    Follow Emilee and Brendan

    • Emilee on Twitter (@EMSpeck)
    • Emilee’s Space Coverage (ClickOrlando.com)
    • News 6 WKMG Facebook (Facebook.com)
    • Brendan on Twitter (@SpaceBrendan)
    • Are We There Yet Podcast on Twitter (@AWTYMars)
    • WMFE Space (wmfe.org)

    Follow Jake & WeMartians

    • Website (www.wemartians.com)
    • Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)
    • WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)
    • Twitter (@we_martians)
    • Facebook (@wemartians)
    • Instagram (@wemartians)
    • Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)

    WeMartians music is “RetroFuture”, “Electrodoodle”, and “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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