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364K to 1.1M
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T+335: Auriga Space (with Winnie Lai, Founder and CEO)
Jun 15, 2026
Unknown duration
T+334: SpaceX the Outlier, and Organization Leadership (with Matt Gjertsen)
Jun 9, 2026
43m 48s
T+333: New Glenn Explodes on LC-36, Starship Flight 12, and NASA Moon Base Updates
May 29, 2026
31m 20s
T+332: Quantum Space (with Jim Bridenstine, CEO)
May 26, 2026
37m 01s
T+331: Checking in on K2 (with Neel Kunjur, Co-Founder and CTO)
May 19, 2026
44m 13s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/15/26 |  T+335: Auriga Space (with Winnie Lai, Founder and CEO) | Founder and CEO of Auriga Space, Winnie Lai, joins me to talk about their electromagnetic launch infrastructure and the path she sees for Auriga across space and defense markets. And yes, we talk about whether this kind of alternative launch architecture is a good fit for Earth, or a better fit for pretty much every other rock in the solar system. | — | ||||||
| 6/9/26 |  T+334: SpaceX the Outlier, and Organization Leadership (with Matt Gjertsen)✨ | SpaceXorganizational leadership+3 | Matt Gjertsen | SpaceXBuilt | — | SpaceXleadership+4 | — | 43m 48s | |
| 5/29/26 |  T+333: New Glenn Explodes on LC-36, Starship Flight 12, and NASA Moon Base Updates✨ | Blue OriginNew Glenn+5 | — | New GlennStarship+3 | LC-36 | Blue OriginNew Glenn+5 | — | 31m 20s | |
| 5/26/26 |  T+332: Quantum Space (with Jim Bridenstine, CEO)✨ | space industryquantum technology+3 | Jim Bridenstine | Ranger spacecraftNASA+1 | — | Jim BridenstineQuantum Space+3 | — | 37m 01s | |
| 5/19/26 |  T+331: Checking in on K2 (with Neel Kunjur, Co-Founder and CTO)✨ | space hardwareorbital data centers+3 | Neel Kunjur | K2 Space | — | K2 SpaceNeel Kunjur+3 | — | 44m 13s | |
| 4/24/26 |  T+330: 10 Years of MECO✨ | anniversarypodcast history+3 | Jake Robins | — | — | MECOpodcast anniversary+3 | — | 32m 28s | |
| 4/23/26 |  T+329: Katalyst Space and the Mission to Boost Swift (with Ghonhee Lee, Founder and CEO)✨ | in-orbit servicesNASA missions+3 | Ghonhee Lee | Katalyst SpaceNASA+1 | — | Katalyst SpaceNASA+3 | — | 44m 47s | |
| 4/9/26 |  T+328: Pam Melroy, Former NASA Deputy Administrator and Space Shuttle Commander✨ | space policyNASA+4 | Pam Melroy | NASA | — | NASAspace policy+6 | — | 52m 22s | |
| 4/7/26 |  T+327: Artemis II, the Lunar Flyby Edition (with Paul Fjeld)✨ | Artemis IIlunar flyby+3 | Paul Fjeld | — | — | Artemis IIlunar flyby+3 | — | 1h 22m 27s | |
| 4/2/26 |  T+326: Artemis II Underway✨ | Artemis IIspace exploration+3 | — | — | — | Artemis IINASA+3 | — | 13m 30s | |
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| 3/31/26 |  T+325: Ignition✨ | NASAlunar landers+3 | — | NASAGateway+2 | — | NASAIgnition event+6 | — | 35m 05s | |
| 3/17/26 |  T+324: Impulse Space (with Tom Mueller, Founder and CEO)✨ | space explorationtechnology+3 | Tom Mueller | Impulse SpaceHelios+1 | — | Impulse SpaceTom Mueller+4 | — | 40m 20s | |
| 2/27/26 |  T+323: The Artemis Roadmap Shakeup✨ | Artemis programNASA+3 | — | NASAArtemis+3 | — | ArtemisNASA+5 | — | 30m 21s | |
| 2/6/26 |  T+322: SpaceX Acquires xAI as it Prepares for IPO, Blue Origin Cancels New Shepard, and Artemis II Delayed (with Loren Grush)✨ | SpaceXBlue Origin+5 | Loren Grush | SpaceXxAI+1 | — | SpaceXxAI+7 | — | 40m 44s | |
| 1/23/26 |  T+321: Artemis II, New Glenn’s First Reflight, Blue Origin’s TeraWave, and Tory Bruno’s Job Switch✨ | Artemis IIBlue Origin+4 | — | New GlennTeraWave+2 | — | Artemis IIBlue Origin+5 | — | 31m 04s | |
| 1/22/26 |  T+320: NASA’s FY2026 Budget, the Isaacman Era, and the Eve of Artemis II (with Casey Dreier) | Casey Dreier of The Planetary Society joins me to talk about the NASA FY2026 budget, the early days of the Administrator Isaacman era, and how we feel going into Artemis II. | — | ||||||
| 12/23/25 |  T+319: Headlines, December 22, 2025 | A holiday special! Enjoy this week’s episode of Headlines free. It’s an absolute monster episode—way longer than usual Headlines episodes, I promise—but it’s a great example of what you get when you support the show over at mainenginecutoff.com/support. | — | ||||||
| 12/17/25 |  T+318: General Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force | Yesterday, I had the chance to visit the Pentagon and sit down with General Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations—the head of the United States Space Force. We talk about the service 6 years into its existence, the state of acquisitions, the threats and space environment today, and what the future may hold for the Space Force when it comes to human spaceflight. | — | ||||||
| 12/8/25 |  T+317: Isaacman Renomination Hearing, Starliner Flights Cut, Starship at SLC-37, Zhuque-3 Almost Sticks the Landing, and More (with Stephen Clark) | Stephen Clark of Ars Technica joins me to talk about a ton of stories in the news—Jared Isaacman was back in front of Congress, a few Starliner flights have been cut from the ISS manifest, Starship received environmental approval to proceed at SLC-37, Zhuque-3 almost stuck its first landing attempt, the Soyuz launch pad fell apart at Baikonur, and the Space Force has a new mission naming scheme. | — | ||||||
| 11/26/25 |  T+316: New Glenn’s Second Launch, First Landing, and Upgrade Roadmap | Blue Origin is fresh off an incredible few weeks—a successful second launch and first landing of New Glenn, followed by an exciting unveil of upgrades to the vehicle, including an enormous new version, New Glenn 9x4. | — | ||||||
| 11/11/25 |  T+315: Autonomy in Space (with Simone D’Amico, DJ Bush, and Al Tadros) | Simone D’Amico of Stanford and EraDrive, DJ Bush of NVIDIA, and Al Tadros of Redwire join me to talk about autonomy in space, to get into the specific details of what they’re working on and how it comes together, and what it may do for the industry in the next few years. | — | ||||||
| 10/31/25 |  T+314: Jockeying for the Artemis 3 Lander, and the NASA Administrator Position | Thinking through the chaos that has ensued over the NASA Administrator role, the Artemis 3 lander acceleration movement, the SpaceX Starship HLS update, and a bit on how we actually got here. | — | ||||||
| 10/30/25 |  T+313: Starlink, Kuiper, Project Bromo, and More (with Caleb Henry) | Caleb Henry, Director of Research at Quilty Space, joins me (in studio!) to talk about Starlink V3, Starlink satellite relay, Kuiper’s rollout, the Airbus-Thales-Leonardo merger, and the future of Iridium. | — | ||||||
| 10/17/25 |  T+312: Starship Flight 11, Space Policy, and Priorities (with Miles O’Brien) | Miles O’Brien, science correspondent for PBS News and CNN space analyst, joins me to talk about Starship Flight 11, the current space policy landscape including the ongoing government shutdown, the possible return of Jared Isaacman, and what to do about all the competing budget priorities at NASA. | — | ||||||
| 10/10/25 |  T+311: Phil McAlister on Commercial LEO and NASA’s Human Spaceflight Budget | Phil McAlister, former Director of NASA’s Commercial Space Division, joins me to talk about the Commercial LEO Destinations program, the budgetary issues facing NASA and its human spaceflight programs, and to share his perspective on the last (and next) few years in these areas. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
43 placements across 38 markets.
Chart Positions
43 placements across 38 markets.