09 - Randomly Throwing Money Out Into the Cosmos

Jason Davis joins Jake and Anthony to discuss when and why—but not how—humanity will go to the Moon and Mars. Okay, maybe a little how. And also some space policy talk.

Beers

• Dragoon IPA - Dragoon Brewing Company - Untappd
• Artistry Series 2 (Noelle Miller) - Wicked Weed Brewing - Untappd
• Astronomical - Wicked Weed Brewing - Untappd

Topics

• Funpost! Space beer face-off | The Planetary Society
• The Humans to Mars Summit
• Is NASA painting itself into a corner with its ISS transition plans? | The Planetary Society
• Why China is opening its space station to international partners
• Bezos outlines vision of Blue Origin’s lunar future - SpaceNews.com
• A brief history of Resource Prospector, NASA's cancelled lunar mission | The Planetary Society
• NASA has a Moon landing plan—sort of | The Planetary Society

Picks

• Pop Chart Lab | Design + Data = Delight | The Chart of Cosmic Exploration
• Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto: Alan Stern, David Grinspoon
• The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos: Christian Davenport
• Amazon.com: Ursula K. Le Guin: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle
• Amazon.com: Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions eBook: Ursula K. Le Guin: Kindle Store

Follow Jason

• Jason Davis (@jasonrdavis) | Twitter
• Jason Davis | The Planetary Society
• ROCKETGUT!

Follow Jake

• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

Follow Anthony

• Main Engine Cut Off
• Main Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | Twitter
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter